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Florida Manatee FactsIncluding manatee population, nature tours, manatee viewing and manatee pictures |
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The Florida Manatee
The manatee, or sea cow, is one of the world's most unusual and fascinating animals. It is a creature of legend as much as fact. When Christopher Columbus sighted a manatee in 1493, he mistook the docile, dumpy-looking manatee for a mermaid. Today, we know quite a bit more about the manatee's true nature than Columbus but there are some things we still don't know. How Long Have Manatees Been Around? Why Manatees Were Mistaken for Mermaids Manatees and Elephants: Close Cousins Manatee--Where The Name Came From Why Manatees Became Endangered To Florida Animals and Wildlife Homepage
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