any of several plant-eating aquatic mammals of the genus Trichechus, of West Indian, Floridian, and Gulf Coast waters, having two flippers in front and a broad, spoon-shaped tail: all species are endangered.
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According to Oceanic Society, the habitat here is home to more than 500 fish species and 65 stony corals, as well as manatees, saltwater crocodiles and many other animals that may be encountered during a day’s adventures.
Threatened Antillean manatees may be crowded out of their habitat by the aggressive newcomers.
To these we gave boiled rice, and with it turtle and manatee boiled.
And it was to jab harpoons and spears into porpoises and manatee and sawfish, and be dragged about in their boat.
By taking a creditable steamer at Cedar Keys, we can reach Manatee, the point of our destination.
Let all those who dream of sand-hills, and only starvation staring them in the face while in Florida, come to Manatee.
Those rhyme-writers never visited Manatee, where new-born roses open every day, and summer lingers all the year.