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- Manatees are being wiped out. // USA Today Magazine;Jun94, Vol. 122 Issue 2589, p14
Discusses the endangered West Indian manatee. Comparison with extinction of dinosaurs; Effect of man-made activities on survival; Government policy.
- Boats killing Florida manatees. // Ecologist;Dec2002/Jan2003, Vol. 32 Issue 10, p10
Announces that several manatees have been killed in 2002 in Florida as a result of collisions with speed boats. Recommendation of the Florida Marine Research Institute on the endangered status of manatees; Stance taken by a leader of a power boat advocacy group on the status of manatees.
- Who's who in the zoo. Bradford, Ruth // Child Life;Jun98, Vol. 77 Issue 4, p13
Presents clues to identify a mammal with a scientific name, trichechus manatus.
- BRRR...MANATEES CATCH COLD. Bryner, Jeanna // Science World;1/12/2004, Vol. 60 Issue 7, p4
Presents information on Florida manatees.
- Scent of a manatee. Coyle, Jay // Yachting;Jul98, Vol. 184 Issue 1, p172
Relates a funny behavior of a West Indian manatee in Florida. Feeding of a manatee overboard by the author's children; Water disturbance caused by the manatee's fart.
- Manatees. Bankson, R. // National Geographic World;Mar92, Issue 199, p14
Gives details on West Indian manatees--large, gentle marine animals that are in danger because of people. Loss of feeding grounds; Hazards created by boaters; Efforts to save manatees; Information on Adopt-a-Manatee.
- Manatees released in Biscayne Bay. // Endangered Species Update;Mar/Apr2002, Vol. 19 Issue 2, p43
Reports on the release of two endangered West Indian manatees into Biscayne Bay, Florida on February 5, 2002 after spending nine months at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium. Name, description and story of each manatee.
- Make way for Manatee. // State Legislatures;Jan97, Vol. 23 Issue 1, p11
Reports the upholding of the constitutionality of the Florida Manatee Sanctuary Act by the Florida district court. Overview of the act.
- MANATEES AND DUGONGS: SIRENIA, TRICHECHIDAE. // Peterson Field Guide to Mammals of North America;2006, p175
An encyclopedia entry for "Manatees and Dugongs: Sirenia, Trichechidae" is presented. The West Indian Manatee (Trichechus manatus) is a bulky and aquatic mammal and has a head blunt with split upper lips and short bristles on the muzzle. They have rounded flippers with three to four vestigial nails.
