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Why is Dugong capitalized throughout the article? Is this necessary for some reason 4.143.232.92 00:47, 16 September 2007 (UTC)eric[reply]

Did Sirenia get their name because from afar they resemble mermaids/sirens? I've heard of this before but I don't have concrete evidence. If it's the case please add this information to the page. Chevrox 14:34, 22 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Most likely. Dugongs and manatees have been subjects of mermaid myths for centuries.

Taxonomic inconsistency: the introduction states that there are three extant manatee species, but the end of the article lists four. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.233.147.43 (talk) 21:26, 10 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Amphibious

Are Seacows amphibious?Pikazilla 21:44, 8 October 2007 (UTC) No they are not —Preceding unsigned comment added by Whatinthewampa (talk • contribs) 15:24, 22 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Certainly not. They are much too big and bulky to go on land, and their flippers are not strong enough. Even if they could, why would they need to (as they have no natural predators)? --The High Fin Sperm Whale (talk) 00:02, 1 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Plural and singular

It's not clear from the article whether 'Sirenia' is singular or plural, and what the other form is. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ed Avis (talk • contribs) 14:09, 13 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It is technically a plural, but as a scientific order name, it is neither: it is a name, and uncountable. There is no other form (at least in use: if there would be one, it would be sirenium [Latin] or sirenion [Greek]). Ucucha 16:17, 13 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Seacow?

Shouldn't this be moved to seacow, the common name, per policy? FunkMonk (talk) 19:51, 12 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

"Germanic languages"

"In Germanic languages, the word See can mean either a body of fresh or salt water, so this follows from the species inhabiting lakes in southern Africa rather than the sea itself."

Since English is a Germanic language, can this sentence be adjusted? As far as I know, sea" in English always refers to saltwater bodies.

76.218.237.135 (talk) 16:57, 28 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Blubber

Manatees do not have blubber, only a thin layer of fat. This is why they migrate to warmer waters in winter, their fat cannot keep them warm in the same way that blubber keeps other marine mammals warm.*** 199.19.138.100 (talk) 21:14, 19 December 2014 (UTC)Veronica[reply]

Stellars sea cows were well known for their fat content however.--Kev min § 21:29, 19 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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Reviewer: Adityavagarwal (talk · contribs) 07:33, 27 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

"This comes from a legend about their discovery, involving lonely sailors mistaking them for mermaids." needs citation. Adityavagarwal (talk) 07:33, 27 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

added User:Dunkleosteus77 |push to talk 15:18, 27 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

"Seekoei (sea cow) is also the name for a hippopotamus in Afrikaans." and "In some Germanic languages, see can mean either a body of fresh or salt water, so this follows from the species inhabiting lakes in southern Africa rather than the sea itself." need citation to. Adityavagarwal (talk) 07:33, 27 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

fixed User:Dunkleosteus77 |push to talk 15:18, 27 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Hydromalinae should be linked. Adityavagarwal (talk) 07:33, 27 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

oops, fixed User:Dunkleosteus77 |push to talk 15:18, 27 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Dugonginae too should be linked. Adityavagarwal (talk) 07:33, 27 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

it just links back to dugong so it'd be a duplink User:Dunkleosteus77 |push to talk 15:18, 27 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

8 km/h (5.0 mph) or 8 kilometres per hour (5.0 mph), we could have consistency there. Adityavagarwal (talk) 07:33, 27 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

fixed User:Dunkleosteus77 |push to talk 15:18, 27 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

8 to 10 t (8.8 to 11.0 short tons) (in the lead) is metric tons right? The "t" makes it look more like tons. Also, we could have consistency with "8 to 10 metric tons (8.8 to 11.0 short tons)"

fixed User:Dunkleosteus77 |push to talk 15:18, 27 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Similarly, 8 m (26 ft) and 9 metres (30 ft) (m or metres) could have consistency too. Adityavagarwal (talk) 07:33, 27 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

fixed User:Dunkleosteus77 |push to talk 15:18, 27 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Link "snout". Adityavagarwal (talk) 07:33, 27 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

done User:Dunkleosteus77 |push to talk 15:18, 27 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

"virtually endless ..." is it not a bit exaggerated? Adityavagarwal (talk) 07:33, 27 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

changed to "infinite" User:Dunkleosteus77 |push to talk 15:18, 27 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

"brevotoxin..." is it "brevetoxin" instead? Adityavagarwal (talk) 07:33, 27 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

fixed User:Dunkleosteus77 |push to talk 15:18, 27 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Do we really need this as an External Link? Adityavagarwal (talk) 07:33, 27 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

nope, deleted User:Dunkleosteus77 |push to talk 15:18, 27 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Current ref 17 needs a page number. Adityavagarwal (talk) 07:33, 27 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

if it's "The Earliest Known Fully Quadrupedal Sirenian" I think someone beat me to it, it's fixed User:Dunkleosteus77 |push to talk 15:18, 27 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Oops, I mean 19. I have fixed it. Adityavagarwal (talk) 16:15, 27 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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An article of stellar quality. Stellar? We could have a star on it too! Very well written, and an obvious GA pass! Adityavagarwal (talk) 16:19, 27 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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in down parts of rivers of eastern coast of south america too have no only amazon and caribe — Preceding unsigned comment added by 179.154.75.17 (talk) 04:44, 12 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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Manatees in captivity: "Although, we are still unsure if the nutrients given in the captive diet is sufficient since there is positive digestive feedback with the captive diet.". --NGC 54 (talk | contribs) 16:09, 18 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]