manatees

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Fascinating creatures, manatees

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382036) • Rockingham, Australia 6 Feb 23

FourWalls (@FourWalls) wrote recently about seeing a manatee recently on her trip to Florida. I wondered if manatees and dugongs were one and the same so off I went agoogling. It seems manatees (genus Trichechus) can live in...

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From Piebald to Manatee

Four Walls @FourWalls (86661) • United States 5 Feb 23

And here I thought the piebald deer would be my wildlife highlight of the vacation. Scratch that. Let’s go with manatees instead. Oh, if you’re keeping score, it’s now Florida state parks SIX, Chuy’s three....

silver springs state park

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Yes This Is Me LOL

Hate2Iron @Hate2Iron (15724) • Canada 5 Jul 17

I had this photo taken a few years ago when we were on vacation. It was a park where you could see Manatees... apparently. We never saw even one, but I did see this "pretend" alligator. Now if it wasn't pretend, I wouldn't have...

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Do manatees look like cows?

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23240) 29 May 16

Manatees are also called sea cows. They are found in the Carribean Sea, the Amazon Basin and the Gulf of Mexico. The reason they are called sea cows is due to their face having similarity with cows in the land. The other reason...

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Have you ever petted a "Sea Cow"?

GreatMartin @GreatMartin (23670) • Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 24 Feb 16

Most people know sea cows by the more familiar name of Manatees. Every season when the waters are cold further up north they come here and for the warmer waters and to mate. Where I live our properties are surrounded by docks...

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You Can Adopt A Manatee

Alice Henry @IreneVincent (15960) • United States 5 Feb 16

“What is a Manatee, you say? West Indian manatees are large, gray, aquatic mammals with whale-like bodies that taper to a flat, paddle-shaped tail. They have two forelimbs, called flippers, with three to four nails. Their head...

stellers sea cow

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I saw a Manatee

cynthiann @cynthiann (18612) • Jamaica 17 Dec 08

I could not believe my eyes as Manatees are an endangered species world wide and haven't been seen in this part of the world for many, many years. I was driving along the coast back to work, and my DIL shouted for me to stop. I...

endagered species

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