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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, (genus Trichechus), 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 | FWC - Florida Fish and Wildlife . . . 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
Manatee - U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service 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
Manatee Facts, Pictures Information. Meet The 3 Species Of Sea Cow Manatees are large, docile aquatic mammals There are three species of manatee They are in the order Sirenia along with the dugong and the extinct Steller’s sea cow Although manatees and the dugong share many similarities with marine mammals such as seals, their closest living relatives are elephants The three species of manatee are:
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
The Magnificent Manatee Manatees and dugongs are marine mammals of the order Sirenia They originated in the middle Eocene period around 45 to 50 million years ago They are gentle, plant-eating herbivores sometimes nicknamed "sea cows" The name manatee comes from the Haitian word manati
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
Manatee Facts - The Manatee Center Florida Manatees are a subspecies of the West Indian Manatee (Trichechus Manatus) The Florida manatee lives in brackish, salt, and freshwater coastal areas around Florida It is a plant-eating mammal (herbivore) that comes to the surface to breathe air every three to five minutes while grazing