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Bookmark or Share- Manatee - A-Z AnimalsManatees are very large, gray sea animals who spend much of their time grazing on vegetation in shallow water. There are three different species of manatees that live in warm water in different areas of the world. Manatees are animals that can weigh as much as 1,300 pounds and may be up to 13 feet long.
- West Indian manatee - WikipediaThe 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.
- Manatee - WikipediaManatees (/ ˈmænətiːz /, family Trichechidae, genus Trichechus) are large, fully aquatic, mostly herbivorous marine mammals sometimes known as sea cows.
- Manatees - National GeographicManatees 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 guide: where they live, what they eat and why they're ...There are three species of manatee: the West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus), the African manatee (Trichechus senegalensis) and the Amazonian manatee (Trichechus inunguis).
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