Manatee
manatee (genus Trichechus), any
of three species of large, slow aquatic mammals found along tropical
and subtropical Atlantic coasts and associated inland waters. Dull gray,
blackish, or brown in colour, all three manatee species have stout,
tapered bodies ending in a flat, rounded tail used for forward
propulsion. The forelimbs are modified into flippers; there are no hind
limbs.The Florida manatee (T. manatus latirostris), which is also found seasonally in the waters of nearby states, is one subspecies of the West Indian manatee (T. manatus).
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