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Introducing the Manatee (Hardcover)
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Introducing the Manatee (Hardcover)
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This work is about the first manatee ever conceived and born in
captivity. The pregnancy was long (about 13 months), the mother was
huge (over 900 pounds), and baby Lorelei was regarded by Zeiller
and his coworkers at the Miami Seaquarium as a truly blessed event.
Even one addition to the dwindling number of this endangered
species was reason to rejoice. Zeiller's knowledge of the history
and plight of this docile sea mammal is based on his work at the
Seaquarium, where he helped develop the only extant breeding herd
of manatees (including Lorelei's parents, Romeo and Juliet), the
only gene pool of the animal in captivity at that time. With more
than 100 photographs that help to document his personal
experiences, Zeiller describes ""mercy"" missions with the Mermaid
Rescue Squad to liberate animals caught in drainage ditches or to
care for animals injured by boat propellers. He relates his efforts
and adventures with Captain Jacques Cousteau to return ""Sewer
Sam"" to the freedom of Crystal River. In uncomplicated language he
presents scientific information on the habitat, distribution,
physiology, and feeding and breeding habits of the manatee and its
relatives. Manatees are nearing extinction not because of public
insensitivity, he believes, but because of a lack of knowledge. His
intention throughout the book is to increase public awareness of
the crises. ""Destroying or saving 60,000,000 years of evolution is
in our hands"", he writes. And, from the Epilogue: ""We have named
Lorelei's son (Juliet's grandson) Hugh.
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