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Manatee almost gave them the slip

Dennis is rescued, headed for Fla.

A team of animal specialists joined together yesterday to rescue Dennis the manatee in Dennis's Sesuit Harbor. A team of animal specialists joined together yesterday to rescue Dennis the manatee in Dennis's Sesuit Harbor. (Paul Blackmore/Cape Cod Times via Associated Press)
By David Abel
Globe Staff / October 12, 2008

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DENNIS - The large, blubbery mammal was crafty. Every time the rescue boats approached, he slipped away - beneath the docks, under boats, nearly out of the harbor. (Full article: 1010 words)

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