. The geography of mammals. ^MMPHtfMMnttoB Fig. 44.—The Manatee.(Manatus amcricanus.) long persecution by man. But, as already noted, it extends,or has in former days extended, far up the west coast ofAmerica, and is still occasionally found on the coast ofCalifornia. MARINE MAMMALS 203 Section III.—Distribution of Sirenians Only two forms of Sirenians are at the present timeexisting on the earths surface—the Manatee (Manatus). •I .. Fig. 45.—The Dugong.(Halicore dugony.) and the Dugong {Halicore)—each representing a distinctfamily of the Order. The Manatee (Fig. 44, p. 202) is aninhabitant of
. The geography of mammals. ^MMPHtfMMnttoB Fig. 44.—The Manatee.(Manatus amcricanus.) long persecution by man. But, as already noted, it extends,or has in former days extended, far up the west coast ofAmerica, and is still occasionally found on the coast ofCalifornia. MARINE MAMMALS 203 Section III.—Distribution of Sirenians Only two forms of Sirenians are at the present timeexisting on the earths surface—the Manatee (Manatus). •I .. Fig. 45.—The Dugong.(Halicore dugony.) and the Dugong {Halicore)—each representing a distinctfamily of the Order. The Manatee (Fig. 44, p. 202) is aninhabitant of the coasts and estuaries of both sides of themiddle Atlantic Ocean—one species (Manatus senegalensis)occurring on the African shores, and another (M. ameri- 204 THE GEOGRAPHY OF MAMMALS canus) on the South American coast and in the Antilles. Athird species (M. inunguis), so far as we know at present,is found only in fresh water high up the Amazon. The Dugong (Halicore) (Fig. 45, p. 203) is distributedfrom East Africa, along the shores of the Indian Oceanand its islands, to North Australia. Three species of thisgenus have been established—Halicore tabernaculi fromthe Red Sea, H. dugong from the Indian Ocean, and from Australia; but it is doubtful how far theseforms are actually distinguishable.
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