Animals
Which Land Animal Is the Manatee's Closest Relative?
What land animal is most closely related to the manatee evolutionarily, despite their vastly different appearances?
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What is the manatee's closest living land relative?
The elephant. Despite looking nothing alike, manatees and elephants share a common ancestor traced to African fossils over 50 million years old.
Are manatees related to elephants?
Yes. Manatees (sea cows) and elephants belong to a group called Paenungulata and are among each other's closest living relatives.
What is the answer to the manatee relative quiz?
The answer is the elephant, not the hippo, beluga whale, or rhino.