Florida’s Endangered Manatee
Belonging to the Sirenia order of mammals, manatees are the common name for a large, gray or black, air-breathing, aquatic mammal. Sometimes called a sea cow, the manatee looks a bit like a hippopotamus. Adult manatees have large bodies averaging ten feet in length and weigh between 440 and 1,300 pounds. Manatees have a small head with a straight snout […]
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