Related species for the African manatee (Trichechus senegalensis)

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• West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus)

  

  Possibly mistaken for mermaids by Christopher Columbus on a voyage to America, the West Indian manatee is a large, rotund, aquatic mammal…

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• Amazonian manatee (Trichechus inunguis)

  

  The Amazonian manatee is a most bizarre-looking aquatic mammal, and was first described as a curious combination of a hippopotamus and a…

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• Steller’s sea cow (Hydrodamalis gigas)

  

  Information on the Steller’s sea cow is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…

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• Dugong (Dugong dugon)

  

  The dugong is the only entirely marine mammal to feed exclusively on plants, a trait that leads to its other common name of 'sea cow'. These…

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