2019
DOI: 10.1590/1806-93472019v39n81-08
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Pessoas, manatins e o ambiente aquático na América moderna: confluência e divergência nas interações históricas entre humanos e animais

Abstract: RESUMO Com uma distribuição geográfica histórica alargada em zonas costeiras, ambientes de transição e fluviais do Oceano Atlântico tropical, o manatim (manati das Índias Ocidentais, peixe-boi ou iguaragua do Brasil colonial) era bastante valorizado. As fontes documentais e iconográficas dos séculos XVI e XVII mostram-nos que era usado como alimento, para fins medicinais, para produzir utensílios ou como animal de estimação, mas seu valor económico e simbólico foi igualmente dominante. A sobre-exploração contí… Show more

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“…Provisioning -Historically, both Brazilian manatee species (T. manatus and T. inunguis) have been exploited by predatory hunting since the 16th century (Brito 2019;Correia Filho 1939;Domning 1982;Whitehead 1977). Initially, the main reason for hunting the manatee was for meat and fat, and later, for the skin (Silva et al 2017).…”
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“…Provisioning -Historically, both Brazilian manatee species (T. manatus and T. inunguis) have been exploited by predatory hunting since the 16th century (Brito 2019;Correia Filho 1939;Domning 1982;Whitehead 1977). Initially, the main reason for hunting the manatee was for meat and fat, and later, for the skin (Silva et al 2017).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…This particular anatomical feature, according to Reynolds et al (2008), contributed to the association of the manatee with the mythical mermaid legend. In colonial Brazil, however, indigenous peoples and native fishermen called the manatee iguaraguâ (Brito 2019;Whitehead 1977Whitehead , 1978, guarabá or igarakuê, which means "upside down canoe", a reference to the similarity of the animal's back to a floating canoe (Lima et al 2011b). Other names given to the manatee include Goaravá, goaragoá, Yuárauá or yauárauá, ipupiára, yauárauá or gáragoá and manay, according to Silva et al (2017).…”
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“…Since 2008, the conservation status of the Southern Right whale and Humpback whale species, by the IUCN, is 'Least Concern', having evolved since 1965 from 'Endangered' and 'Vulnerable' categories. Whaling is a paradigmatic case of marine exploitation and of the relationships of people with the ocean worldwide (Jones, 2013;Richter, 2015;Brito et al, 2019), but many other aquatic and oceanic animals have been profoundly affected in Brazilian waters (Vieira et al, 2020;Brito, 2019.…”
Section: Final Remarks: Whales Lost In History and Now Foundmentioning
confidence: 99%