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• n  sirenian mammal of tropical coastal waters of America; the flat tail is rounded

• In Cleveland the manatee, like some twelve score other animals Crile has collected from Lake Tanganyika to Hudson Bay in the past 15 years, has its excised brain, heart, thyroid .
• In I'm a Manatee a little boy dreams of a life of "gigan-atee" manatee proportions.
• That has included a federal drug raid on Simpson's home in 2001, a ticket for speeding in a manatee zone in 2002, a domestic violence call to his residence in 2003, and his .

• Trichechus manatus

News & Articles

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• Manatee school district hires executive directors of middle and high schools
  Manatee County schools hires new executive directors of high schools and middle schools, and is preparing to add more district staff.
  June 19, 2013 - Bradenton Herald
• Manatee voters reject sales tax hike to pay for health care
  Manatee voters overwhelming rejected a proposed half-cent increase in the sales tax to finance health care for the poor during a special election Tuesday.
  June 18, 2013 - Bradenton Herald
• Manatee County activates more red-light cameras
  Manatee County added four new red light cameras on Tuesday after the commission meeting. The county is planning on adding at least one more additional red light camera by the begining of next year.
  June 18, 2013 - Bradenton Herald

Quotes

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• Charlie Crist in Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
  Their action will keep the manatee on the endangered list and make sure that we continue to focus public attention on preserving this unique and important environmental treasure,Crist said.
• Vern Buchanan in Bradenton Herald
  This is a great day for Manatee County and the region,Buchanan said. "When asked to co-sponsor the legislation, all of the Florida delegation were enthusiastic to do so."
• Al Gore in commercialappeal.com (subscription)
  Manatees live in South Florida,said Gore. "One of 'em showed up off Memphis this summer. Yep. First time ever. You ever seen a manatee in Memphis? No. It got too hot in southern Florida. I'm not making this up."