The name came from a pre-Columbian tribe in the Caribbean. It means breast.
It is
A cow.
calf. The calf is also for cow. Remember manatees are also called sea cows so mabye there's where they got the name
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The scientific name of the Manatees is Trichechus, which was classified in 1758. The family name is Trichechidae. It is of the order of Sirenia and the class is Mammalia.
No, a walrus is not closely related to manatees.
Manatees are consumers.
no one. manatees are docile.
yes manatees do exist
Manatees are made from God
The scientific name for the Honduran manatee is Trichechus manatus hondurensis.
They're rare to visit the Bahamas, but in the summer Manatees can travel vast distances. There is a sub-population of West Indian Manatees in the Carribbean that may make their way across the ocean during the summer. It is also possible that an animal from the Florida stock of manatees got caught in a current, and pushed down to the Bahamas. == ==