Manatees munch on vegetation just like cows, but that trait was actually an attribute of its closest living land-dwelling relative. One of the clearest examples of their relation are the toenails ...

Manatees munch on vegetation just like cows, but that trait was actually an attribute of its closest living land-dwelling relative. One of the clearest examples of their relation are the toenails ...

Manatees have three or four tiny nails at the end of each flipper, similar to an elephant’s toenails. They also have prehensile upper lips, a very shrunken version of an elephant’s trunk ...