The snout of a West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus) pokes above the water to reveal its two nostrils for breathing and the whiskers that are believed to serve some sort of sensory function for this marine mammal that is also called a sea cow.


The snout of a West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus) pokes above the water to reveal its two nostrils for breathing and the whiskers that are believed to serve some sort of sensory function for this marine mammal that is also called a sea cow.


Size: 3750px × 2431px
Location: Florida, USA
Photo credit: © Michele and Tom Grimm / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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