Courtesy of the USGS, Sirenia Project. Get more information at http://fl.biology.usgs.gov/Manatees/manatees.html In this section, the mom and calf join us again. How do we know it's them? Because the mother has a scar on her right side. Manatee researchers use these scars to identify individual animals. Also, watch how the manatees use their paddle-shaped tails to swim.
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