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Amazonian
Manatee (Trichechus inunguis)
The Amazonian Manatee is the largest aquatic
mammal in the Amazon Basin. This species of manatee can reach a length
of 3 meters and a weight
of up to 300 kg.
Their coloration is gray-brown.
The manatee's closest relative
is the elephant and hyrax
(a small furry animal that
resembles a rodent).
Manatees are gentle and
slow-moving. They spend most of their time eating, resting, and in travel.
Manatees are completely
herbivorous and consume up to 15% of their body weight daily in vegetation.
The reproductive rate for
manatees is slow.
It is believed that one
calf is born every two to five years.
The Amazonian Manatee is
an endangered species. |
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