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  2. Paenungulata - Wikipedia

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    Paenungulata (from Latin paene "almost" + ungulātus "having hoofs") is a clade of "sub-ungulates", which groups three extant mammal orders: Proboscidea (including elephants), Sirenia (sea cows, including dugongs and manatees), and Hyracoidea . At least two more possible orders are known only as fossils, namely Embrithopoda and Desmostylia. [a]

  3. Manatee - Wikipedia

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    They measure up to 4.0 metres (13 ft 1 in) long, weigh as much as 590 kilograms (1,300 lb), [2] and have paddle-like tails. Manatees are herbivores and eat over 60 different freshwater and saltwater plants. Manatees inhabit the shallow, marshy coastal areas and rivers of the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico, the Amazon basin, and West Africa.

  4. West Indian manatee - Wikipedia

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    Manatees have sensitive tactile hairs that cover their bodies and faces called whiskers or vibrissae. Each individual hair is a vibrissal apparatus called a follicle-sinus complex. Vibrissae are blood filled sinuses bound by a dense connective tissue capsule with sensitive nerve endings that provides haptic feedback to the manatee. [10]

  5. 15 Cats Who Think They’re Human and the Proof is Hilarious

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    Normally, house cats don't pitch in with the chores, but this mama cat was not about to let her crazy kitten make a mess of her human's hard work! 9. This Cat Who Loves Riding a Rocking Horse

  6. Mammal - Wikipedia

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    A mammal (from Latin mamma 'breast') [1] is a vertebrate animal of the class Mammalia (/ m ə ˈ m eɪ l i. ə /).Mammals are characterised by the presence of milk-producing mammary glands for feeding their young, a broad neocortex region of the brain, fur or hair, and three middle ear bones.

  7. Why Manatees are Congregating Around Power Plants - AOL

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    Some plants have taken advantage of the migration, hosting free attractions and festivals to view the manatees near their property. Warm water discharged by power plants is clean and free of ...

  8. We know why cats knead. But here's why humans love it so much.

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    On social media, videos of cats wearing baker's hats and pressing their paws into pillows and blankets have garnered thousands of likes. Fostering tips: He foster failed immediately. But it was ...

  9. Sirenia - Wikipedia

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    Manatees tend to do well in a captive environment and have been known to thrive. [62] However, it can be difficult to replicate the conditions of their natural environment to the extent necessary to maintain a manatee at its healthiest; the typical diet fed to captive manatee populations may contain insufficient quantities of the nutrients they ...