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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 ...
The West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus), also known as the North American manatee, is a large, aquatic mammal native to warm coastal areas of the Caribbean, from the Eastern United States to northern Brazil. Living alone or in herds, it feeds on underwater plants and uses its whiskers to navigate.
An adult manatee will commonly eat up to 10–15% of its body weight, or 50 kilograms (110 lb), per day, which requires the manatee to graze for several hours per day. [49] By contrast, 10% of the diet of the African manatee is fish and mollusks. [50] Manatees have been known to eat small amounts of fish from nets. [51]
Romeo and Juliet, manatees originally from the Miami River who had lived at Seaquarium since the late 1950s, were transported to ZooTampa, and Clarity, an injured manatee who had lived at ...
Through the first few days of the new year, the FWC reports finding at least five carcasses, with the number only expected to increase due to the harsh winter weather.
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State waters are home to more than 8,000 manatees with at least a third living or migrating through Indian River Lagoon. State wildlife officials tried to mitigate the casualties by temporarily feeding lettuce to manatees. After two especially deadly winters, seagrass in the area began to recover, and manatee deaths have dropped.
Around 800 manatees seek refuge in the warm springs of Crystal River, Florida every winter. This Magical Florida Town Is The Only Place In The U.S. Where You Can Swim With Manatees