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Manatee - Wikipedia Manatees ( ˈmænətiːz , family Trichechidae, genus Trichechus) are large, fully aquatic, mostly herbivorous marine mammals sometimes known as sea cows
Manatee | Diet, Habitat, Facts | Britannica Manatee, any of three species of large slow aquatic mammals found along tropical and subtropical Atlantic coasts and associated inland waters, including the watersheds of the Amazon and Niger rivers
Florida Manatee Facts and Information Florida manatees are large, aquatic mammals that are native to Florida Adult manatees are typically 9-10 feet long from snout to tail and weigh around 1,000 pounds; however, they may grow to over 13 feet long and weigh more than 3,500 pounds
13 Amazing Manatee Facts - Fact Animal There is a small genus of rather strange-looking rotund floaty vegetarians bouncing about in the shallows of the tropics They’re called the manatees and often referred to as ‘sea cows’ They’re not like many animals around today; they share an unusual lineage and have some bizarre relationships
Manatee (Trichechus manatus) | U. S. Fish Wildlife Service Overview The West Indian manatee is a large herbivorous (plant-eating) marine mammal There are two subspecies of West Indian manatees: the Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris) and the Antillean manatee (Trichechus manatus manatus)
Manatee Facts | Save the Manatee Club Manatees are gentle and slow-moving animals Most of their time is spent eating, resting, and traveling Manatee are mostly herbivorous; however, small fish and invertebrates can sometimes be ingested along with a manatee’s normal vegetation diet
Manatees | National Geographic Manatees are aquatic mammals with voracious appetites—spending up to 8 hours a day grazing Manatees are sometimes called sea cows, and their languid pace lends merit to the comparison
Manatee | San Diego Zoo Animals Plants A manatee’s rounded body shape and rough skin was a challenge to get a tracking unit attached to Eventually, researchers discovered that the best place to attach a GPS transmitter was to its peduncle, the padded “belt” at the base of the manatee’s tail, which is slightly narrower than the rest of its body
Manatees 101: Everything You Need to Know About Sea Cows - Nature Roamer Usually, manatee skin is somewhere between gray and brown for camouflage but quite often they have a green hue This isn’t their natural coloration and comes as a result of algae growth on the skin which helps to protect against UV rays