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The manatee's tail is paddle-shaped, and is the clearest visible difference between manatees and dugongs; a dugong tail is fluked, similar in shape to that of a whale. The manatee is unusual among mammals in having just six cervical vertebrae, [11] a number that may be due to mutations in the homeotic genes. [12]
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 Caribbean, from the Eastern United States to northern Brazil. Living alone or in herds, it feeds on underwater plants and uses its whiskers to navigate.
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.
The U.S. Postal Service has unveiled a stamp honoring the manatee, whose survival in Florida waters has become a cause for many environmentalists. ... The marine mammals also face habitat loss as ...
Manatee babies, it turns out, are pretty much just like any other mammal baby— a smaller, cuter, more rambunctious version of their adult species. And given how cute manatees already are, it’s ...
The African manatee (Trichechus senegalensis), also known as the West African manatee, is a species of manatee that inhabits much of Western Africa – from Senegal to Angola. [3] It is the only manatee species to be found in the Old World .
Manatees, a protected marine mammal, generally live along coastal waters and bays and lakes in fresh, saline and brackish warm waters, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation ...
List of U.S. state mammals and related mammalian designations State Mammal Marine mammal Other mammal 1 Other mammal 2 Other mammal 3 Alabama: American black bear (2006) [1] West Indian manatee (2009) [2] Alaska: Bowhead whale (1983) [3] Moose (land mammal) (1998) [3] Arizona: Ringtail (1986) [4] Arkansas: White-tailed deer (1993) [5] California