Schomburgk, Richard

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Schomburgk, Richard (detail)
1848Versuch einer Fauna und Flora von Britisch-Guiana. Vol. 3 of: Reisen in Britisch-Guiana in den Jahren 1840-1844.
Leipzig, J. J. Weber: 534-1260.
—States (786) that T. manatus are frequently found at river mouths, but occur in the interior only during high water. However, they always remain below the falls of the Rio Branco. A missionary reported having kept a tame manatee for the past year at Fort São Joaquim on this river. Sir. material also in vol. 2: 156?