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  • The rare and protected sea cow is the gentle giant of the ocean. Shy and vegetarian, it can reach 12 ft (3.6 m) in length, and rises to the sea’s surface every five minutes to breathe air. It’s hard to believe that this bulbous and whiskery creature was once mistaken for a mermaid.

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