The Manatee: The Funkiest Mammal Ever

Can Manatees Be Funky & Cool?

I say that they can be funky and hip and I think they are. These little (okay, not so little) guys that just want to swim around peacefully, maybe munch on some veggies. Yet, they manage to be at the center of a lot of attention. I think they deserve the attention, and our support, see what you think.

The Top Five Reasons The Manatee is the Funkiest Mammal

Look at their faces - they're adorable.
They have very distinct personalities.
They likely are what started the stories about mermaids.
They spend half their day sleeping.
They have a lot of support, hoping to keep them around a long while.

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Manatees On Wikipedia

Manatees (family Trichechidae, genus Trichechus) are large, fully aquatic marine mammals sometimes known as sea cows. The name manatí comes from the Taino, a pre-Colombian people of the Caribbean, meaning "breast"http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/Whats_in_a_name/default.cfm?id=37. They comprise three of the four living species in the order Sirenia, the other being the dugong, which is native to the eastern hemisphere. The Sirenia is thought to have evolved from four-legged land mammals over 60 million years ago, with the closest living relatives being the Proboscidea (elephants) and Hyracoidea (hyraxes).Domning, D.P., 1994, Paleontology and evolution of sirenians: Status of knowledge and research needs, in Proceeding of the 1st Internation...

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