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    The West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus), also known as the North American manatee, is a large, aquatic mammal native to warm coastal areas of the...
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    Sirenia: the Amazonian manatee (Trichechus inunguis), the West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus), and the West African manatee (Trichechus senegalensis)...
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    The African manatee (Trichechus senegalensis), also known as the West African manatee, is a species of manatee that inhabits much of Western Africa – from...
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    river and lake bottoms for vegetation. The Amazonian and West Indian manatees are the only manatees known to vocalize. They have been observed vocalizing...
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    Steller's sea cow) and Trichechidae (manatees, namely the Amazonian manatee, West Indian manatee, and West African manatee) with a total of four species. The...
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    Trichechus inunguis - Amazonian Manatee Trichechus manatus - West Indian Manatee Trichechus senegalensis - African Manatee †Trichechus hesperamazonicus †Potamosiren...
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    Manatee County is a county in the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2020 U.S. Census, the population was 399,710. Manatee County is part of the North...
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    Service, Florida Audubon Society, and Sea World also sponsored the “West Indian Manatee Workshop” in which six management recommendations were proposed:...
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    by foxes, ants, ghost crabs, high tide, and looting humans. The West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus) is also found coming up to the island beaches...
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  • the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) to downlist the West Indian Manatee (Trichechus manatus) from an endangered to threatened species. PLF...
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    wolf Red-cockaded woodpecker Red Hills salamander Sonoran pronghorn West Indian manatee Whooping crane The five largest metropolitan statistical areas are...
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    of birds including the bald eagle, and is a common refuge for the West Indian manatee. In 1941, approximately 31,000 acres (13,000 ha) of its saltwater...
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    including the Florida panther, the American crocodile, and the West Indian manatee, along with 350 species of birds, 300 species of fresh and saltwater...
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    otter (Lontra longicaudis), the oncilla (Leopardus tigrinus) and the West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus). The park also includes 133 species of plants...
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    feeding heavily on plants and displacing native species like the West Indian manatee, Neotropical otter, spectacled caiman and turtles. The critically...
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  • 2006. Retrieved March 19, 2007. "Alabama State Marine Mammal | West Indian Manatee". statesymbolsusa.org. April 28, 2014. Retrieved October 17, 2019...
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  • manatee, presumably the same size as the West Indian manatee, a extant species in the manatee family. D. P. Domning. 1989. Fossil Sirenia of the West...
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    Tongues of mammals and reptiles Trunks of elephants The snout of the West Indian manatee A group of engineers and biologists have collaborated[when?] to develop...
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  • Trichechus (manatees) West Indian manatee, Trichechus manatus African manatee, Trichechus senegalensis Amazonian manatee, Trichechus inunguis Dwarf manatee, Trichecus...
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    Proboscidea (including elephants), Sirenia (sea cows, including dugongs and manatees), and Hyracoidea (hyraxes). At least two more possible orders are known...
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    OCLC 27492815. Allen, Aarin Conrad; Keith, Edward O. (2015). "Using the West Indian Manatee (Trichechus manatus) as a Mechanism for Invasive Aquatic Plant Management...
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  • Vultur gryphus  Costa Rica Yigüirro (national bird) Turdus grayi West Indian manatee (national aquatic animal) Trichechus manatus Three-toed sloth Two-toed...
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    March 23, 2010. "New River Gorge: America's newest national park is one of West Virginia's hidden gems". The Washington Post. Retrieved August 10, 2022....
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  • cow". Manatee may also refer to: Subspecies of the manatee include: Amazonian manatee, found in the Amazon Basin of South America West African manatee, a...
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    bottlenose dolphin, short-finned pilot whale, North Atlantic right whale, West Indian manatee Mammals: Florida panther, northern river otter, mink, eastern cottontail...
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    of lake sturgeon, orangutans, horses, and rhinos Upper lip of the West Indian manatee Tentacles Arms of octopuses, squid, and the cirri of nautiluses To...
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    Manatee Springs State Park is a Florida State Park located six miles west of Chiefland on SR 320, off US 19. Manatee Spring is a first magnitude spring...
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    provides important habitat for waterfowl and is key habitat for the West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus)., caimans, anacondas, boa constrictors, red...
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    least 950 marine fish. Notable mammal species include the ocelot, West Indian manatee, collared peccary (known as the quenk locally), red-rumped agouti...
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  • in the order Sirenia of dugongs and manatees is the West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus). The largest manatees are found in the Florida subspecies...
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