Manatee
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The popularly called the sea cow is any of the species of large
water animals in the genus Trichechus. There are three species of with T.
inunguis found in the Amazon and Orinoco river systems; T. manatus is found in
central Florida and along the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean coasts; and T.
senega ....
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.... feet. They weigh
an average of 1300 pounds.
Manatees live in small family groups sometimes up to herds of 15-20.
After a gestation of up to 6 months, usually a single pinkish calf is born.
Manatees ferquently communicate by muzzle to muzzle contact and when alarmed
they emit chripy squeaks.
The number of manatees has been reduced over the past several years due
to heavy hunting for their hides, meat, and blubber oil. Some governments,
including the United States, have placed the manatees ....
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