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Paris Zoo Welcomes Sea Cow in Bid to Save Species

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Watch: Rare manatee sea cow enjoys new home at French zoo

A young manatee cow is settling into her new home at a Paris zoo, with the hope she will breed and secure the future of the threatened species.

The Parc Zoologique de Paris hopes two-year-old Unai will mate with one of its three male manatees aged 15 to 35 years, as part of a Europe-wide programme to breed the species in captivity.

The threatened species has seen its numbers dwindle to less than 10,000 amid a loss of habitat, injuries from contact with the propellers of ships, and pollution.

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