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Introducing the Manatee (Hardcover) Loot Price: R898
Discovery Miles 8 980
Introducing the Manatee (Hardcover): Warren Zeiller

Introducing the Manatee (Hardcover)

Warren Zeiller

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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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Imprint: University Press of Florida
Country of origin: United States
Release date: October 1992
First published: October 1992
Authors: Warren Zeiller
Dimensions: 229 x 152 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 176
ISBN-13: 978-0-8130-1152-3
Categories: Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Hydrobiology > Marine biology
Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Conservation of the environment > Conservation of wildlife & habitats > General
Books > Sport & Leisure > Natural history, country life & pets > Wild animals > Aquatic creatures > Sea & seashore life
Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Zoology & animal sciences > Vertebrates > Mammals > Marine & freshwater mammals
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LSN: 0-8130-1152-3
Barcode: 9780813011523

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