The neck is short and large. In the water the Manatee looks black.
The skin is almost hairless.
"This curious animal lives on water plants. Sometimes it will come
close to a river bank and with head and shoulders out of water feed
on the grasses which hang down from the bank. The babies are, of
course, born in the water, as the Manatee never comes on shore.
Now I think this will end to-day's lesson and the school."
Peter Rabbit hopped up excitedly. "You said that the largest
animals in the world live in the sea, and you haven't told us what
they are," he cried.
"True enough, Peter," replied Old Mother Nature pleasantly. "The
largest living animal is a Whale, a true mammal and not a fish at
all, as some people appear to think. There are several kinds of
Whales, some of them comparatively small and some the largest
animals in the world, so large that I cannot give you any idea of
how big they are. Beside one of these, the biggest Walrus would
look like a baby. But the Whales do not belong just to this
country, so I think we will not include them.
"Now we will close school. I hope you have enjoyed learning as
much as I have enjoyed teaching, and I hope that what you have
learned will be of use to you as long as you live. The more
knowledge you possess the better fitted for your part in the work
of the Great World you will be.
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