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Numerous colour photos accompany the text to introduce the natural history of the four living species of sirenian, including the Florida and Antillean subspecies of the West Indian manatee, the Amazonian and West African manatees, and the extinct Stellar's sea cow. Ripple provides details on topics such as evolution, range, movement and habitat use, physical description, senses, anatomy and physiology, among others.