Manatees

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Mermaid Early sailors reported sighting creatures that appeared to be part fish part woman Sailors called these creatures sirens or more commonly mermaids The sailors believed that mermaids would enchant them with their songs and beauty causing their ships to wreck What the sailors probably saw were manatees There are several different species of manatees Scientists have identified the West Amazonian manatee the dugong the West African manatee the West Indian manatee and the now extinct Steller's sea cow The manatee found in North America is the West Indian manatee A manatee will cruise slowly along the river bottom food seeking