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ESTUARINE AND MARINE WATERS
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West Indian Manatee
© Laurel Canty-Ehrlich, NOAA
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Estuarine and Marine Waters:
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Native Fauna: Mammals
- Dolphins and manatees reside in the waters of Florida Bay
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Bottlenose dolphins (Turiops truncatus) and the West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus) are common in the waters of Florida Bay.
Bottlenose Dolphin
© Tobey Curtis
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Raccons (Procyon lotor) and other small mammals search for food along the waters edge.
Raccoon
© Gerald and Buff Corsi, California Academy of Sciences
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