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Florida Manatee

Florida Manatee
Trichechus manatus latirostris

Photo taken January 2003 at Homosassa Springs State Park.


Image Credit: FWC



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A shrimp "swims" by quickly pulling its abdomen in toward its carapace (body). This motion shoots it through the water. Shrimp swim backwards.

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