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Charles Zidar
ANCIENT MAYA ZOOLOGICAL RESEARCH |
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| Family: | Trichechidae | | Genus: | Trichechus | | Species: | manatus | | Authority: | Linnaeus, 1758 | | Common Name: | West Indian Manatee | | Maya Name: | Teek, Baklam | | Faunal Type: | Marine Mammal | | Depictions: | Bone | | Significance: | Manatee bones were made into flutes and rasps by the Maya. |
Other Faunal Photos: Additional views of the faunal species, click on a photo below to view larger image. |  | | Artifact Photo(s) Courtesy of Justin Kerr (FAMSI); Animal Photo(s) Courtesy of Wikipedia GNU General Public License Version 1.2, November 2002; Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 2.0/2.5 License(s). |
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