“The manatee glided gracefully through the crystal clear waters, peacefully grazing on algae and seagrass.”

“Whereas the goat, dog, cow, and cat are domesticated, the antelope, leopard, elephant, waterbuck, manatee, and hippopotamus must be hunted.”

“In recent years, a manatee traveled to New York and another swam up the Mississippi River!”

“The Mandenga are supposed to have either the manati or the hippopotamus as tanna.”

“The manati is not peculiar to the Amazon river, being not less common in the Oronooko.”

“Binger states that the manati was the totem of the Mande group, to which perhaps belonged originally the Susu and the dyula.”

“They point to research showing that manatees cannot hear the low-pitched sound of slow-moving boats and thus avoid approaching vessels.”

“The largest population of manatees is found in Florida, where approximately 2,000 individuals now live.”

“But a surprising number of deaths are also caused because manatees have no fear of Florida's underwater canal gates and locks.”