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... manatee , like the waters in which it lives , is a picture of calm and gentleness . A shy vegetarian , the manatee finds abundant plant life and an absence of aggressive predators in this habitat . It is tolerant of salinity changes and ...
... manatee , like the waters in which it lives , is a picture of calm and gentleness . A shy vegetarian , the manatee finds abundant plant life and an absence of aggressive predators in this habitat . It is tolerant of salinity changes and ...
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... manatee is also similar to that of the elephant . Because of their slow , quiet ways , manatees have been widely abused by humans . Traveling slowly through intracoastal waterways , they are frequently struck and killed or injured by ...
... manatee is also similar to that of the elephant . Because of their slow , quiet ways , manatees have been widely abused by humans . Traveling slowly through intracoastal waterways , they are frequently struck and killed or injured by ...
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... ( manatees and dugongs ) . Discovered in the Bering Sea in 1741 , the animal was completely exterminated through ... manatee reached lengths of 30 feet and weights of several tons . Such size provided much meat for crew members and ...
... ( manatees and dugongs ) . Discovered in the Bering Sea in 1741 , the animal was completely exterminated through ... manatee reached lengths of 30 feet and weights of several tons . Such size provided much meat for crew members and ...
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