Deep in silence, as if under a spell, children watch intently as Bacuri, a young Amazonian manatee, glides around a small plastic pool. When he surfaces for air, some of them exchange wide smiles.

Hope Floats in the Amazon as Bacuri, a Young Manatee, Fights for Survival CAXIUANA NATIONAL FOREST, Brazil (AP) — Deep in silence, as if under a spell, children watch intently as Bacuri, a young ...

The Amazonian manatee is the region’s largest mammal but is rarely seen, much less up close. The reasons for this are twofold: The manatee has acute hearing and will vanish into the murky water ...

Deep in Brazil’s Caxiuanã National Forest, a young Amazonian manatee named Bacuri is becoming a symbol of both ecological fragility and hope. Rescued as an orphaned calf weighing just 10 ...

CAXIUANA NATIONAL FOREST, Brazil (AP) — Deep in silence, as if under a spell, children watch intently as Bacuri, a young Amazonian manatee, glides around a small plastic pool. When he surfaces ...