| Introducing the Manatee Contributor(s): Zeiller, Warren (Author) |
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ISBN: 0813011523 ISBN-13: 9780813011523 Publisher: University Press of Florida OUR PRICE: $28.45 Product Type: Hardcover Published: October 1992 Annotation: As diver, announcer, trainer and eventual manager of the Miami Seaquarium, Warren Zeiller knows the unique creatures that inhabit the waters off Florida. Most unusual of all is the sea cow, or manatee. A warm blooded, plant eating, Cadillac-sized gentle giant, the manatee is in danger of extinction from the hazards of man--foremost among them over-population, pollution and power boats. In this ode to the warm whiskered creatures, Zeiller pleads the case for coexistence. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Nature | Animals - Mammals - Nature | Animals - Marine Life |
| Dewey: 599.55 |
| LCCN: 92009326 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6" W x 9" (0.91 lbs) 168 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - South Atlantic - Cultural Region - Southeast U.S. - Geographic Orientation - Florida |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |