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Did manatees once have legs

Anonymous

∙ 16y ago

Updated: 11/17/2022

Very much a question of definitions. I think the best answer is that the manatee has never had legs, but the animal back in the mists of time that eventually became the manatee did at one stage have legs.

Wiki User

∙ 16y ago

What else can I help you with?

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