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M is for Manatee

Manatees are large, aquatic, bulbous, grey, whiskered, flippered, intelligent  creatures that live in rivers, estuaries, bays, canals and coastal areas. They are slow-moving and also like to live in slow-moving water, where they rest and travel to find the sea grasses and other underwater vegetation they like to eat. They are the only totally herbivorous …

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