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Archelon

44,000 miles/year ~ 1.5 million miles over lifetime! Bird weighs 0.2 lbs. Egevan et al. (2010)

Autumn migration – post-breeding Spring migration Stopped Remained for ~ 25 days Autumn migration – post-breeding Egevan et al. (2010)

Class Aves, Order Pelecaniformes Caribbean Brown Pelican (Pelicanus occidentalis) Can weigh up to 8 lbs. Can have wingspans over 7 feet

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfLl26yzpk8

Class Aves, Order Suliformes Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens) Largest species of frigatebird 35-45 inches in length https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifes66o4t7s

https://www. arkive. org/great-frigatebird/fregata-minor/video-09a https://www.arkive.org/great-frigatebird/fregata-minor/video-09a.html

Class Mammalia, Order Sirenia Caribbean (Antillean) manatee - Trichechus manatus manatus

Class Mammalia, Order Sirenia Florida Manatee - Trichechus manatus latirostris

Bottom resting Feeding Swimming Courtship A B C Hartman, 1979

Manatees Strategies to stay on bottom at low cost Dense and heavy bones Dense skin Large lungs Ballast