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Physical Description
it is fully rounded in the middle tapering to a paddle shaped tail; grey in color with small colorless hair.
It has no hind legs.
General Characteristics
Length :Â Â 3 -4 m (10 – 13 ft) including the tail
Weight :  360 kg ( 790 lbs)
Range – western region of Africa ( Angola, Benin, Camaroon, Chad, Democratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Nigeria, Niger, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo)
Habitat – along the coasts and inland water such as rivers, lakes, coastal estuaries, lagoons, and shallow bays
Diet – sea grasses and also clams, mollusks and fish
Status – endangered; numbers are slowly and drastically declining.
Reason for the status – Hunting and Illegal Poaching
Gestation Period – 13 months
Lifespan – 50- 60 years in the wild and captivity.