Manatee in Gatun (IMAGE)

Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute

Manatee in Gatun

Caption

By the end of 1965, eleven manatees were freely feeding throughout the Panama Canal after the fence in the semi-enclosed area where they had been placed was broken.

Credit

Unidad de Memoria Histórica del Canal de Panamá

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