Amazonian manatee  (Trichechus inunguis)

Amazonian manatee

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Amazonian manatee breathing at the surface of the water

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Amazonian manatee, head detail

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Captive Amazonian manatee feeding at surface

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Amazonian manatees eating aquatic grasses

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Amazonian manatee swimming beneath aquatic vegetation

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Amazonian manatee underwater

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Amazonian manatee swimming

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Amazonian manatee

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Amazonian manatee pair

© Haroldo Palo Jr / www.nhpa.co.uk

Captive Amazonian manatee, showing ventral patterns

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Captive Amazonian manatee pair

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