West Indian manatee - Wikipedia
WEBThe 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 - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
WEBThe 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).
West Indian Manatee - National Wildlife Federation
WEBWest Indian manatees prefer shallow, slow-moving waters of rivers, estuaries, saltwater bays, canals, and coastal areas. They can move easily between freshwater and saltwater environments, but prefer freshwater. The West Indian manatee has …
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WEBThe West Indian manatees occur in a huge territory, from the mid-Atlantic region of the United States across the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico, southwards to coastal regions of northeastern and central-eastern South America to northeastern Brazil.
West Indian Manatee Facts, Habitat, Diet, Adaptations, Pictures
WEBWest Indian manatees live in estuarine, fresh and marine waters. The Antillean subspecies stay further out in the sea than their Florida cousins. West Indian Manatee Food Chain. West Indian Manatee Habitat. Behavior. They are a solitary creature, rarely forming groups and even so, temporarily.
West Indian Manatee - American Oceans
WEBHabitat and Distribution. West Indian Manatees prefer shallow, slow-moving waters of rivers, estuaries, saltwater bays, canals, and coastal areas. They can move easily between freshwater and saltwater environments, but prefer freshwater.
West Indian Manatee: Species Profile - U.S. National Park Service
WEBJun 3, 2021 · Primarily herbivorous, manatees spend up to eight hours each day quietly grazing on seagrasses and other aquatic plants, though they will occasionally feed on fish. Manatees surface for air about once every five minutes, but can remain submerged as long as twenty minutes when they are resting.
West Indian Manatee - National Geographic Kids
WEBSee how animal species in trouble have come back from the brink of extinction. Reaching up to 13 feet (4 meters) long and weighing as many as 1,300 pounds (600 kilograms), West Indian manatees...
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WEBJul 10, 2017 · West Indian Manatee Habitat. The West Indian manatee favors freshwater environments, but is also found in brackish (a mix of fresh and salt water) and saltwater systems. It has been observed in rivers, estuaries, …
ECOS: Species Profile - FWS
WEBFeb 3, 2022 · The West Indian manatee, Trichechus manatus, includes two distinct subspecies, the Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris) and the Antillean manatee (Trichechus manatus manatus). While morphologically distinctive, both subspecies have many common features.