July 16, 2022
Describing them as βnot half beautiful as how they were painted,β Christopher Columbus reported seeing mermaids off the coast of what is now the Dominican Republic; they were manatees.
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Manatee Awareness Month
In 2005 the state of Florida declared November Manatee Awareness Month in honor of the large aquatic mammals that live near the Florida coast and in other warm coastal waters in the Atlantic. Manatees spend their time grazing on plants in warm, shallow water and have no significant natural
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