On Manatee Appreciation Day, remember these gentle giants who protect aquatic ecosystems (commentary)

Mongabay
Mar 24, 2026, 10:22 am121 ptsTrending
Along the warm waters of Mexico’s Caribbean coast lives a creature so gentle that sailors once mistook it for a mermaid. Slow-moving, peaceful and curious, manatees have glided through rivers and coastal lagoons for millions of years, long before humans ever set foot on these shores. On Manatee Appreciation…

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