Life as a Sea Cow



Learn some curious facts about the majestic manatee.

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Sources:
http://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Trichechidae/
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/14-fun-facts-about-manatees-180950308/
http://www.livescience.com/27405-manatees.html
http://www.manateebrain.org/index.html
http://www.savethemanatee.org/faq_hair.html
http://www.nytimes.com/imagepages/2006/08/28/science/20060829_MANA_GRAPHIC.html
https://today.duke.edu/2013/10/whiskers
http://www.learner.org/jnorth/tm/manatee/AdaptationsHead.html
http://www.southfloridamuseum.org/TheAquarium/AboutManatees.aspx
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2006/10/061020-manatees_2.html

Images:
Dugong: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dugong_Marsa_Alam_PLW_edit.jpg
African Elephant: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:African_Elephant_(Loxodonta_africana)_male_(16723147361).jpg
Rock Hyrax: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Yellow-spotted_Rock_Hyrax.jpg
Manatee Fingernails: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Trichechus_manatus_fg01.JPG
Mermaid: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vilhelm_Pedersen-Little_mermaid.jpg
Manatee Eating: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hpim0279.jpg
Manatees: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Manatee2.jpg
Manatees Clustering: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Manatee_animals.jpg
Cat Whiskers: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Animal_Abstract_Photo_(By_R.Boroujerdi).JPG
Manatee Whiskers: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Trichechus_manatus.jpg
Elephant Trunk: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Elephant_trunk_(1).jpg
Map Distribution of Manatees: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mapa_distribuicao_Trichechus.png

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