West Indian Manatee, Trichechus manatus, nostrils above water, small eyes, ripples, largest member of order Sirenia, inhabitant of tropical waters, winters in Florida often in water warmed by power stations, found in Nariva swamp, Trinidad
West Indian Manatee, Trichechus manutus, largest member of Order Sirenia, found throughout the Caribbean in quiet waters and swamps, some overwinter in Florida in rivers with hot springs or warm water from power stations, endangered, frequently injured by the propellers of boats
Marine and Underwater, Animal, blue, diver, ecology, ecosystem, environment, green, mammal, marine life, natural light, outdoors, Red Sea, SCUBA, sand, sea grass, sediment, sports diving, sub aqua, sub aquatic, underwater, wildlife, raho, Marsa Abu Dabbab, Egypt. Conservation status: Endangered species. The Dugong, Dugong dugon, is the smallest member of the order Sirenia, which also includes the manatees and Stellar's sea cow. One of the differences between the dugong and manatee is the shape of the tail, that of the dugong being forked and similar to that of a whale, while that of the manatee is shaped like a paddle.
Dolphin's tail as it completes a jump; Taken around Florida Keys; Atlantic bottlenose dolphin; (Tursiops truncatus); small cetaceans; beak-like snout; falcate (sickle-shaped) dorsal fin; sharp teeth; blowhole; pods; stream-lined bodies; streamlined flippers; SOCIAL; DIVING; JUMPING; BOW RIDING; SPOUTING; very fast swimmers; coast; inshore waters; Gulf of Mexico; marine mammals; bottle nose; tail-fluke; fluke; aquatic mammal; Kingdom Animalia (animals); Phylum Chordata (vertebrates); Class Mammalia (mammals); Order Cetacea (whales and dolphins); Suborder Odontoceti (toothed whales); Family Delphinidae; Genus Tursiops; Species truncatus
Be Competent, Marine and Underwater, Animal, blue, ecology, ecosystem, environment, fish, green, habitat, mammal, marine life, natural light, outdoors, Red Sea, SCUBA, sand, sea grass, sports diving, sub aqua, sub aquatic, underwater, wildlife, yellow, raho, Marsa Abu Dabab, Egypt. Conservation status: Endangered species, The Dugong, Dugong dugon, is the smallest member of the order Sirenia, which also includes the manatees and Stellar's sea cow. One of the differences between the dugong and manatee is the shape of the tail, that of the dugong being forked and similar to that of a whale, while that of the manatee is shaped like a paddle. Some fish can be seen feeding close to the Dugong.
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Conservation status: Endangered species, The Dugong, Dugong dugon, is the smallest member of the order Sirenia, which also includes the manatees and Stellar's sea cow. One of the differences between the dugong and manatee is the shape of the tail, that of the dugong being forked and similar to that of a whale, while that of the manatee is shaped like a paddle. Some fish can be seen feeding close to the Dugong.