Do you ever feel like crying?  I have a photograph of Whiskers and I am one of his official adoptive parents.  I feel like crying just at the sight of him.  He's a beauty.  And of course I've read through the membership handbook and that would make you cry for another reason.  How could anyone not want to protect these lovely creatures, these gentle giants as they're called?  My mother now wants to join the Save the Manatee Club.  She's fallen for them too now that she's seen the photo of Whiskers. She's 81.  Still adores all animals. 

Many of the children in my class have been to Florida and one was there over the Spring holiday there.  So we're talking about the manatees and I got them on the internet.  I'll take in all the stuff tomorrow that I got in - there's some lovely stuff for children.  It's brilliant!  They will love his photo too.

Whiskers is a West Indian Manatee and he's at Blue Spring State Park.  Soon my mother will adopt him as well.  A Scottish ma and a Scottish grannie.  Gaun yersel', Whiskers!  Love ye tae bits, big man!

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http://www.savethemanatee.org/edmat.htm

http://www.floridaconservation.org/psm/manatee/teachers.htm

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Printable manatee word search:

http://www.mote.org/~hughbuffett/pages/Kidz/kidz4.seek.phtml

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I adopted my Floyd several months ago, but I only received his photo, a one time magazine, and a handbook.  NO T-shirt or anything else.  Why?  How disappointing now that you're mentioning it!  Also, I believe I posted the photo under a different topic and can't find it anymore...

In any event, I'd like to adopt a "sister" for my Floyd, and hopefully receive all what I am entitled to!

Thanks for your attention.  Hugs,

Giuliana aka Princess Little Rock 

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