Mysterious Manatee of Florida

I photographed these manatee at the Lowery Park Zoo Manatee Hospital in Tampa Florida (Jan. 1993)
Chase 1 Chase 2
Hand feeding Close up


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Scientific Name:
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Sirenia
Family: Trichechidae
Species:
  • Amazonian Manatee - Trichechus inunguis
  • West African Manatee - Trichechus senagalensis
  • West Indian Manatee - Trichechus manatus
Sub-Species:
  • Florida Manatee - Trichechus manatus latirostris
  • Antillian Manatee - Trichechus manatus manatus
Related Family:
Dugongidae (Arctic Sea Cows and Dugongs)
Common Name:
Manatee (man-uh-tee) or Sea Cow
  • Male - Bull
  • Female - Cow
  • Baby - Calf
  • Group - Herd

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swimming manatee


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