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Man
atee
s a
re la
rge
mam
mal
s be
long
ing
to th
e or
der
Sire
nia.
The
ir fin
gern
ails
and
wrin
kly
gray
skin
rese
mbl
e th
at o
f the
ir cl
oses
t rel
ativ
e:
the
elep
hant
. Th
ere
are
thre
e sp
ecie
s of
the
man
atee
: the
Wes
t Ind
ian,
Wes
t Afri
can
and
the
Am
azon
ian.
The
Wes
t Ind
ian
man
atee
can
be d
ivid
ed fu
rther
into
two
subs
peci
es:
the
Flor
ida
and
Ant
illea
n m
anat
ees.
Man
atee
s sp
end
six
to e
ight
hou
rs a
day
feed
ing
on s
ea g
rass
es a
nd o
ther
aqu
atic
plan
ts. T
hese
doc
ile c
reat
ures
hav
e no
form
of d
efen
se, a
nd a
lthou
gh th
ey h
ave
no
natu
ral p
reda
tors
, the
y ar
e su
scep
tible
to
red
tide
and
cold
wat
er te
mpe
ratu
res
as w
ell
as in
jurie
s fro
m b
oats
and
can
al lo
cks.
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