In 1493, Christopher Columbus mistook three manatees for mermaids. They’re “not half as beautiful as they are painted,” he ...

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Banner image: Amazonian manatees at a rescue center in Peru. Image by Alan Kotok via Flickr ( CC BY 2.0 ). Researcher discovers new role played by manatees, ‘the gardeners of the Amazon’ ...