Hi, June: A manatee is also known as a sea cow. It's actually a pretty ugly ungainly mammal that can be found in Florida coastal waters. It's an endangered animal with its biggest enemy being outboard boat motors. Some people think that manatees are what sailors thought were mermaids. I don't see the connections as mermaids are usually depicted as beautiful half woman-half fish creatures. Manatees somewhat resemble a hippopotamus. Using my degree in biology big time lately. Pam Hirsch, RN,BSN,CLC Clinical Lead, Lactation Services Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital Barrington, IL USA *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(R) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html