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A Brazilian environmental police holds an Amazonian manatee calf after rescuing it from a resident who had purchased it from an animal trafficker in the Amazon city of Silves
04 Mar 2009
Source: Reuters
 
A Brazilian environmental police holds an Amazonian manatee calf fter rescuing it from a resident who had purchased it from an animal trafficker in the Amazon city of Silves, Amazonas State, March 4, 2009. Manatees are a protected species in Brazil. REUTERS/A Critica/Elzivaldo Queiroz (BRAZIL). BRAZIL OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN BRAZIL.
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