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Welcome Sign
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Entrance
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Entrance to viewing pier and visitors center
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People on viewing pier
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Tampa Electric Power Plant
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There is about 12 Manatees in this picture
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There were many cows and calfs
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Here is one coming up for a breath of air
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They sure loved the warm water from the power plant
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Cow and her calf swimming side by side
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More Manatees coming up for air
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Here is another one getting a breath of air
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More air please
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Here is a bunch of them
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View of vistors center from pier
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Manatees are tagged
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Left bone is a manatee flipper. Pretty close to looking like a small human arm and hand. Right bone is a rib from a Manatee
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Lower jaw bone of a Manatee. Manatees have regenerating molars. As they loose their front teeth new ones are replaced in the back of their jaw.
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Their other teeth move forward replacing the ones they have lost
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