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Manatees and Dugongs of the World (Worldlife Discovery Guides)
Manatees and Dugongs of the World - Worldlife Discovery Guides Author:Jeff Ripple, Doug Perrine (Photographer) Manatees and Dugongs of the World covers the four living species of sirenian, including the Florida and Antillean subspecies of the West Indian manatee, the Amazonian manatee, the West African manatee, and the dugong, as well as the extinct Stellar's Sea Cow. — Jeff Ripple details the natural history of the sirenian, including evolution, rang... more »e, movement and habitat use, physical description, senses, anatomy and physiology, and more. This book also devotes a chapter to sirens in myth and tradition and a chapter to the protection of the sirenian.« less