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How manatees eat 100 pounds of food a day

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How manatees eat 100 pounds of food a day
How manatees eat 100 pounds of food a day

The surprising ways sharks keep the ocean healthy

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The surprising ways sharks keep the ocean healthy
The surprising ways sharks keep the ocean healthy

Where to swim with the sea creatures that inspired mermaids

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Where to swim with the sea creatures that inspired mermaids

Sea Cow Baby Boom Is Good News for Great Barrier Reef

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Sea Cow Baby Boom Is Good News for Great Barrier Reef

How Manatees Became Mermaids

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How Manatees Became Mermaids
How Manatees Became Mermaids
Sailors across cultures thought the aquatic mammals were young women of the sea.

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