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most people call them sea cows but they are really related to elephant's (i know it sounds crazy but it's true!)
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What is the name of the 2 species of a manatee?
There are 3 species of manatee. There is the West Indian manatee, the Amazonian manatee, and the Florida manatee.
What are the closest living relatives to Manatees?
The walrus is the closest living relative to the manatee.
What animals vagina is the closest to a womens?
The Manatee
What genus is the manatee in?
The manatee belongs to the genus Trichechus, which consists of three extant species: the West Indian manatee, the Amazonian manatee, and the West African manatee.
Which manatee species is listed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service?
The Manatee Species listed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services Endangered Species List, as of 01/2010, are the Amazonian Manatee, the West African Manatee, and the West Indian Manatee. There is a Dugong also listed. While the Florida Manatee is listed as endangered by The State of Florida. For more details, please see the sites listed below.
What is a manatee normal body temperature?
This depends on the species and location. The average manatee has its temperature in the 90s, most species being in the low 90s.
According to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services Endangered Species List which of the Manatee species is listed as endangered?
The Manatee species listed as "endangered" by the US Fish and Wildlife Services, Endangered Species List are the following; * Amazonian manatee-- Trichechus inunguis * West Indian manatee--Trichechus manatus * Dugong--Dugong dugon For more details, please see the sites listed below.
What is the scientific name for the sea cow?
The sea cow is also called a manatee. There are three species, Trichechus inunguis, the Amazonian manatee, Trichechus manatus, the West Indian manatee, and Trichechus senegalensis, the West African species.
What is a Florida Manatee and please tell you about it and its habitat and everything?
The Florida Manatee is also known as a Sea Cow. The Manatee is a mammal that belongs to the Sirenia species. The Sirenia is thought to have evolved from four legged land animals over 60 million years ago, with the closest relative being an elephant. Manatees are mainly herbivores and they inhabit (warm)shallow, marshy coastal areas and rivers. The Florida manatee is able to live in fresh and salt water. Not all Manatee's are able to inhabit both fresh and salt water. Manatee's live in the Carribean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, Amazon Basin and West Africa. The Florida Manatee is on the threatend status in Florida and is endangered at the Federal level.
Do manatees have fingernails?
All species of manatee have fingernails, apart from the the Amazonian manatee and the dugong, they do not have fingernails.
Is a manatee a endangered species?
Florida manatees almost became extinct or died out completely
What type of animal is the dougong?
The dugong is a marine mammal belonging to the group known as Sirenians. It is the manatee's closest relative.
