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Manatees (/ ˈ m æ n ə t iː z /, family Trichechidae, genus Trichechus) are large, fully aquatic, mostly herbivorous marine mammals sometimes known as sea cows.There are three accepted living species of Trichechidae, representing three of the four living species in the order Sirenia: the Amazonian manatee (Trichechus inunguis), the West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus), and the West ...
Manatees do not have incisors; these have been replaced by horny gingival plates. [52] Some individuals may also inadvertently eat invertebrates (such as small aquatic insects and crustaceans) and will eat fish both in captivity and in the wild. [49] [50] Manatees are nonruminants with an enlarged hindgut. Unlike other hindgut fermenters, such ...
Stubby the manatee arrived at the Columbus Zoo in 2005 after a boat strike claimed 70 percent of her tail, and ever since then this gentle giant has helped care for dozens of orphaned baby ...
The dugong (/ ˈ d (j) uː ɡ ɒ ŋ /; Dugong dugon) is a marine mammal.It is one of four living species of the order Sirenia, which also includes three species of manatees.It is the only living representative of the once-diverse family Dugongidae; its closest modern relative, Steller's sea cow (Hydrodamalis gigas), was hunted to extinction in the 18th century.
A juvenile manatee was rescued from a small pond in Florida — a mile and a half from open water — after being stranded there... Baby manatee found stranded in Florida pond due to Hurricane ...
A manatee was spotted with two babies — believed to be an “extremely rare” set of twins. The pair of smaller manatees were seen flanking mom Estel at Blue Spring State Park in Orange City ...
Manatees make seasonal movements synchronized with the flood regime of the Amazon Basin. [7] They are found in flooded forests and meadows during the flood season, when food is abundant. [7] The Amazonian manatee has the smallest degree of rostral deflection (25° to 41°) among sirenians, an adaptation to feed closer to the water surface. [18]