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Manatee Meet the


A manatee's egg-shaped head, flat flippers, and fan-shaped tail are hard to miss.


Manatees measure up to 4 meters long and weigh almost 1,200 kilograms.


Manatees eat plants every day. It takes about seven


days for a manatee to digest each day's food.


Large, strong tails help manatees do somersaults and barrel rolls. They can also swim upside down.


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