report on the Northern Manatee - The Manatee         My report is on the manatee, specifically, the Northern Manatee, better known as the West Indies or West Indian Manatee. The scientific name of the Northern Manatee is Trichechus Manatus. The Manatee is a versatile animal when it comes to it's habitat. It lives mostly in shallow salt water, although it has been known to live in freshwater, and deep salt water. The Northern Manatee's main population …showed first 75 words of 552 total…

…showed last 75 words of 552 total…very curious animal. It will sometimes swim up to a boat and get hit by it or it will sometimes get cut up by the boat propeller. Bibliography 1. Whales and Sharks and Other Creatures of the Deep. pp. 9 - 10 by Susanne Santoro Miller Illustrated by Lisa Bonforte 2. Comptons Interactive Encyclopedia 3. Encyclopedia of Animals 4. Amazing Animals of the Sea pp. 45 - 51 5. Hunted Mammals of the Sea pp. 81 - 83 by Robert M. McClung Illustrated by William Downey