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Amazonian manatee (Trichechus inunguis)

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Amazonian manatee

© Haroldo Palo Jr / www.photoshot.com
Amazonian manatee breathing at the surface of the water

© Mark Bowler / www.photoshot.com
Amazonian manatee, head detail

© Mark Carwardine / naturepl.com
Captive Amazonian manatee feeding at surface

© Mark Carwardine / naturepl.com
Amazonian manatees eating aquatic grasses

© Nick Gordon / www.ardea.com
Amazonian manatee swimming beneath aquatic vegetation

© Nick Gordon / www.ardea.com
Amazonian manatee underwater

© Silvestre Silva / www.flpa-images.co.uk
Amazonian manatee swimming

© Doug Perrine / naturepl.com
Amazonian manatee

© Nick Gordon / naturepl.com
Amazonian manatee pair

© Haroldo Palo Jr / www.photoshot.com
Captive Amazonian manatee, showing ventral patterns

© Doug Perrine / naturepl.com
Captive Amazonian manatee pair

© Doug Perrine / naturepl.com

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