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  2. Sirenia - Wikipedia

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    Extant sirenians grow to between 2.5 and 4 metres (8.2 and 13.1 ft) in length and can weigh up to 1,500 kilograms (3,300 lb). Steller's sea cow was the largest known sirenian to have lived, and could reach lengths of 9 metres (30 ft) [41] and weight of 8 to 10 tonnes (8.8 to 11.0 short tons). [44]

  3. Manatee - Wikipedia

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    A manatee called Wardell appears in the Animal Crossing: New Horizons video game. He is part of a paid downloadable content expansion, managing and selling furniture to the player. [94] In Rudyard Kipling's The White Seal (one of the stories in The Jungle Book), Sea Cow, about whom the story says that he has only six cervical vertebrae, is a ...

  4. Dugong - Wikipedia

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    The dugong (/ ˈ d (j) uː ɡ ɒ ŋ /; Dugong dugon) is a marine mammal.It is one of four living species of the order Sirenia, which also includes three species of manatees.It is the only living representative of the once-diverse family Dugongidae; its closest modern relative, Steller's sea cow (Hydrodamalis gigas), was hunted to extinction in the 18th century.

  5. Prehistoric sea cow was eaten by a croc and a shark, newly ...

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    A rare fossil has provided a snapshot of what was an exceptionally unlucky day for a prehistoric sea cow. ... a manatee-like marine mammal, was swimming in the sea about 15 million years ago when ...

  6. Category:Manatees - Wikipedia

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    Articles related to the Manatees (genus Trichechus), large, fully aquatic, mostly herbivorous marine mammals, sometimes known as sea cows.There are three accepted living species of Trichechidae, representing three of the four living species in the order Sirenia: the Amazonian manatee (Trichechus inunguis), the West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus), and the West African manatee (Trichechus ...

  7. Manatees may be recent arrivals to Florida, study suggests - AOL

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    The recently published study suggests that the giant sea cows may not have arrived in large numbers to the state of Florida until after ... Manatees generally need water temperatures above 68 °F ...

  8. Columbus Zoo gets three orphaned manatees after two of its ...

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    The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium has three new blubbery sea mammals as part of a rehabilitation program. Columbus Zoo gets three orphaned manatees after two of its sea cows return to Florida Skip to ...

  9. West Indian manatee - Wikipedia

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    The West Indian manatee is the largest living member of the sirenians (order Sirenia), a group of large aquatic mammals that includes the dugong, other manatees, and the extinct Steller's sea cow. Manatees are herbivores, have developed vocal communication abilities, and are covered in highly sensitive whiskers (called vibrissae) that are used ...