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ABOUT THE MANATEE. 





THE MANATEE. 



carries a moustache. The skin is covered with fleshy 

 bristles. The head is not so huge or disproportioned as 

 in the true whales, and is much more distinctly defined. 



THE DUGONG. 



The anterior limbs of the manatee, which is found in 

 the Gulf of Mexico, and on the east coast of Africa, are 

 furnished with nails to the four outer digits. 



