"It is of a gray-black color, nine or ten feet long, and has vestiges of nails on the edges of the flippers, which are used dexterously in creeping and carrying the young." — S. G. Goodrich, 1885

Manatee

"It is of a gray-black color, nine or ten feet long, and has vestiges of nails on the edges of the flippers,…

An animal native to the waters of South America, Australia, and West Africa. It is herbivorous, subsisting especially on sea moss and plants in shallow water.

Manatee

An animal native to the waters of South America, Australia, and West Africa. It is herbivorous, subsisting…