West African manatee
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The West African manatee is a large, herbivorous aquatic mammal native to the coastal and inland waterways of West Africa, where it is a vulnerable species threatened by habitat loss and hunting.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| West African manatee canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9023912 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: West African manatee Context triple: [River Gambia National Park, knownFor, West African manatee]
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A.
West Indian manatee
The West Indian manatee is a large, slow-moving, herbivorous marine mammal native to the warm coastal waters and rivers of the Caribbean and southeastern North America, where it is considered a vulnerable species.
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B.
Trichechus manatus
Trichechus manatus is a large, herbivorous marine mammal found in shallow coastal waters, rivers, and estuaries of the Caribbean and southeastern North America.
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C.
Hippopotamus
Hippopotamus is a large, mostly herbivorous semi-aquatic mammal native to sub-Saharan Africa, known for its barrel-shaped body, massive jaws, and aggressive behavior.
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D.
Irrawaddy dolphin
The Irrawaddy dolphin is a distinctive, endangered freshwater and coastal dolphin species known for its rounded head, lack of a beak, and fragmented populations across South and Southeast Asia.
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E.
Orinoco crocodile
The Orinoco crocodile is a critically endangered, large freshwater crocodilian native to the Orinoco River system of Colombia and Venezuela, known for its long, narrow snout and historically extensive range.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: West African manatee Target entity description: The West African manatee is a large, herbivorous aquatic mammal native to the coastal and inland waterways of West Africa, where it is a vulnerable species threatened by habitat loss and hunting.
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A.
West Indian manatee
The West Indian manatee is a large, slow-moving, herbivorous marine mammal native to the warm coastal waters and rivers of the Caribbean and southeastern North America, where it is considered a vulnerable species.
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B.
Trichechus manatus
Trichechus manatus is a large, herbivorous marine mammal found in shallow coastal waters, rivers, and estuaries of the Caribbean and southeastern North America.
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C.
Hippopotamus
Hippopotamus is a large, mostly herbivorous semi-aquatic mammal native to sub-Saharan Africa, known for its barrel-shaped body, massive jaws, and aggressive behavior.
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D.
Irrawaddy dolphin
The Irrawaddy dolphin is a distinctive, endangered freshwater and coastal dolphin species known for its rounded head, lack of a beak, and fragmented populations across South and Southeast Asia.
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E.
Orinoco crocodile
The Orinoco crocodile is a critically endangered, large freshwater crocodilian native to the Orinoco River system of Colombia and Venezuela, known for its long, narrow snout and historically extensive range.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aquatic mammal
ⓘ
species of mammal ⓘ |
| activityPattern | mostly slow-moving ⓘ |
| binomialName | Trichechus senegalensis ⓘ |
| bodyLength | approximately 2.5 to 4 meters ⓘ |
| bodyMass | approximately 200 to 500 kilograms ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| commonName |
African manatee
ⓘ
West African manatee ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | Vulnerable ⓘ |
| conservationStatusSystem |
IUCN Red List
ⓘ
linked to:
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
|
| diet | herbivorous ⓘ |
| distribution |
Niger River basin
ⓘ
linked to:
Niger River valley
Senegal River ⓘ coasts of West and Central Africa ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole | primary consumer of aquatic plants ⓘ |
| family | Trichechidae ⓘ |
| feedingHabit | browses on aquatic vegetation ⓘ |
| genus | Trichechus ⓘ |
| habitat |
coastal lagoons
ⓘ
coastal marine waters ⓘ estuaries ⓘ mangroves ⓘ rivers ⓘ |
| hasSkinColor | gray to brown ⓘ |
| hasTail | paddle-shaped tail ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifespan | several decades in the wild ⓘ |
| locomotion | swimming ⓘ |
| migration | undertakes local seasonal movements ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
West Africa
ⓘ
coastal waters of West Africa ⓘ inland waterways of West Africa ⓘ |
| order | Sirenia ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| protectedBy | national laws in several West African countries ⓘ |
| reproduction |
gives birth to a single calf
ⓘ
long calving interval ⓘ |
| respiration | air-breathing ⓘ |
| sensoryAbility |
good hearing underwater
ⓘ
sensitive vibrissae on snout ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threat |
entanglement in fishing gear
ⓘ
habitat loss ⓘ hunting ⓘ waterway development ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: West African manatee Description of subject: The West African manatee is a large, herbivorous aquatic mammal native to the coastal and inland waterways of West Africa, where it is a vulnerable species threatened by habitat loss and hunting.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.