American manatee

3D Model

3D scan of the skeleton of an American Manatee (Trichecus manatus).

The American manatee (Trichecus manatus) is a large, aquatic mammal native to warm coastal areas of the Caribbean, from the eastern US to northern Brazil. Living alone or in herds, it feeds on underwater plants and uses its whiskers to navigate. The American manatee are 2.7–3.5 m long and weighs 200–600 kg with females generally larger than males.

Specimen: American manatee, Trichecus manatus Linnaeus, 1758 Inventory number: C 1442 Collection: Natural History Museum University of Pisa Find out more about the Museum at https://www.msn.unipi.it/it/

Scanned and edited by Marco Merella
Scanner: EINScan Pro HD