Re: Taking your sea cow out for a walk

["Robert G. Tuck Jr." <tuckr@digital.net>]

Hetre in east central Florida (the *other* Melbourne, which, alas, boasts no
sauropods, only space shuttles), the local manatee (_Trichechus manatus_)
population and its collective survival is a matter of heated debate between
recreational boaters and  concerned preservationists.

The image I get is that of walking my pet proto-manatee along Route U.S. 1
and having it run over by a speeding tourist in his SUV.

-= Tuck =-

----- Original Message -----
From: "Thomas R. Holtz, Jr." <tholtz@geol.umd.edu>
To: "dinosaur" <dinosaur@usc.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2001 4:47 PM
Subject: Taking your sea cow out for a walk


> I have this image in my head for a cartoon (or, alternatively, a
> Dinotopia-like "realistic" painting) of someone strolling down the street,
> walking their whales and sea cow (in the form of _Pakicetus_,
> _Ichthyolestes_, and _Pezosiren_) on a leash...