A First: Manatee Is Found in New England
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STRATFORD, Conn. — A wayward manatee wandering north became the first of its species known to reach New England, marine experts said Tuesday.
The animal has astounded marine biologists, who for the first time have documented a member of this endangered species moving beyond America’s mid-Atlantic states. The manatee, also known as a sea cow, was spotted swimming and resting on the industrial shores of New Haven on Saturday.
“We have never documented a manatee sighting north of the Chesapeake Bay,” said Jim Reid of the National Biological Service.
Up to 2,000 manatees live along the U.S. coast.
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