West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus) swimming in a river. This aquatic mammal inhabits rivers,estuaries and shallow coastal waters around the Caribbean Sea. It is herbivorous,feeding on sea grass and other vegetation. It is a gregarious animal,living in extended family groups. Its numbers have been reduced drastically by human encroachment,habitat destruction and hunting. Photographed in the Crystal River,Florida,USA | |
Licence : | Droits gérés |
Crédit: | Science Photo Library / Faulkner, Douglas |
Taille de l’image : | 5315 px × 3549 px |
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