popesam1:
A big ass aquatic creature known as"Manatee" caught at obuama river yesterday by two fishermen.

Here are what you don't know about this Big Creature. "Manatee"


Manatees are thought to have evolved from four-legged land mammals more than 60 million years ago. Except for the Amazonian manatee, their paddle like flippers have vestigial toenails— a remnant of the claws they had when they lived on land.
The Amazon species name "inunguis" is Latin for "without nails." The name manatee comes from the Taíno (a pre-Columbian people of the Caribbean) word manatí, meaning "breast."

Manatees' eyes are small, but their eyesight is good. They have a special membrane that can be drawn
across the eyeball for protection. Their hearing is good too , despite not having outer ear structures,
because manatees have large inner ear bones.

Manatees' only teeth are called marching molars. Throughout a manatee's life, the molars are
constantly replaced — an adaption to their diet of abrasive vegetation. Manatees have only six neck
vertebrae. Most other mammals, including giraffes, have seven. As a result, manatees cannot turn their
heads sideways, and must turn their whole body around to look behind them.

Algae, photosynthetic organisms, often grow on manatees' skin. Manatees never go on land.
Manatees don't always need to breathe. As they swim, they poke their nose up above the water's
surface to catch a few breaths every few minutes. If they are simply resting, they can stay under the
water for 15 minutes without taking a breath, according to National Geographic.



http://www.naijapopular.com/2016/05/big-aquatic-creature-known-as-manatee.html?m=1


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DifferentBoy1:
We no deh take last for this part of the country.

SuperSupremo:
Sea Pig



does it exists



or am I lying

khalhokage:
Did they have to kill it? nawa o

KHAYGOLD:
A sea dog or what

graphiti:


Kill or be killed!
Make ya choice.

Wealthgang:


Na hunger. Manatees are tame. The fishermen's life were threatened

tosinjay:
I like my people, meat don set so no need to waste time... seee the op counting millions of years like anyone lived to count the years for the owner who is God. Animals are meant for our consumption, we no be oyinbo wey dey use animal play and free them. The world is not even up to 10 thousands years sef dem dey talk how the animal don change from mammals to the way e look now over 60 million years. We can only choose to keep them as pet if we wish.

ellovee:

Was it out of hunger or poverty that APC governors shared our excess crude fund?
Abi na Nigerian govt sent them for the fishing?

bastien:
the Bible condemn that animal

Generalyemi:


preserve wetin? hunger wet dey dis country now dey RARE. no joy

ournaijablog:


you should read this maybe you would understand why

http://www.ournaijablog.com/africans-with-the-kill-kill-kill-syndrome/

ChuxMyk:
It's unfortunate mehn

popesam1:
A big ass aquatic creature known as"Manatee" caught at obuama river yesterday by two fishermen.

Here are what you don't know about this Big Creature. "Manatee"


Manatees are thought to have evolved from four-legged land mammals more than 60 million years ago. Except for the Amazonian manatee, their paddle like flippers have vestigial toenails— a remnant of the claws they had when they lived on land.
The Amazon species name "inunguis" is Latin for "without nails." The name manatee comes from the Taíno (a pre-Columbian people of the Caribbean) word manatí, meaning "breast."

Manatees' eyes are small, but their eyesight is good. They have a special membrane that can be drawn
across the eyeball for protection. Their hearing is good too , despite not having outer ear structures,
because manatees have large inner ear bones.

Manatees' only teeth are called marching molars. Throughout a manatee's life, the molars are
constantly replaced — an adaption to their diet of abrasive vegetation. Manatees have only six neck
vertebrae. Most other mammals, including giraffes, have seven. As a result, manatees cannot turn their
heads sideways, and must turn their whole body around to look behind them.

Algae, photosynthetic organisms, often grow on manatees' skin. Manatees never go on land.
Manatees don't always need to breathe. As they swim, they poke their nose up above the water's
surface to catch a few breaths every few minutes. If they are simply resting, they can stay under the
water for 15 minutes without taking a breath, according to National Geographic.



http://www.naijapopular.com/2016/05/big-aquatic-creature-known-as-manatee.html?m=1


www.nairaland.com/attachments/3734421_graphicpicturesmanateeseamonstercaughtinriversstate_jpeg71b8a4e78bbd84f5acda76c615cc76e8

Ibime:


That's not a seal, that's a manatee

They are found only in rivers. There are a few of them in the Amazon river.

I no know say we get this rare animal for our state sef and I be Rivers man.

Atk1nson:
Seun pls can you also place a ban on threads involving the slaughter of wildlife. If you won't ban it, please tell your mods to stop making them FP topics. They are knowingly or unknowingly making the many at times unnecessary slaughter of wild animal a fanciful trend.

We shouldn't be the last generation in the country to witness our local widlife

tosinjay:

If you're in dilemma of selecting what to eat or what not to eat please don't be. Except you practice Judaism, only unhealthy foods are bad just for the case of health. The bible according to Christianity condemns no meat or food. Make una no use law scatter wetin una suppose enjoy, and mind you am not one of those who condemn the law.

omotroyz:

then my friend u are not correct. manatee has fins OK and its not forbidden.

mytime24:
Smh,Everytin na food for naija

bastien:
show me the fins?

Nuahall2k14:
This is a Seal

Ilaje44:


They say the animal is Manatee, yet you still have the audacity to call it a Sea Lion (Seal). Common, you these young people should try to always read thoroughly before you comment.

Atk1nson:
Seun pls can you also place a ban on threads involving the slaughter of wildlife. If you won't ban it, please tell your mods to stop making them FP topics. They are knowingly or unknowingly making the many at times unnecessary slaughter of wild animal a fanciful trend.

We shouldn't be the last generation in the country to witness our local widlife

thesicilian:
is this poverty or hunger? Rare animals that should be preserved being butchered with reckless abandon.