manatee

Manatees may live up to 60 years of age or more.

The city is also known for its large manatee population.

But I see no reason why a manatee should not grow to 21 feet long.

Why did our people crowd down here to watch the manatees?

African manatees live in groups of one to six individuals.

He shook his head, and turned away to watch the manatees.

The oldest manatee now living is about 50 years old.

Now the Manatee wants to buy our land to use as a parking lot.

As the name would suggest, there are also many manatees found within the river.

It is a good thing the manatee has thick skin.

An average manatee may eat 100-150 pounds of food each day.

However he returned to the Manatees to finish out the 2009 season.

Their eyes are small but manatees have fairly good vision.

If a manatee comes now, those flowers kill it in the night.

Last year, 325 manatees died, 81 of them killed by boats.

About once a week we take the boat out looking for manatee or to go fishing.

He has now broken all records for known manatee travel.

At any given time, a manatee typically has no more than six teeth.

The deal was that the franchise would return for the 1996 season as the "Manatees."

"Manatees have done better over the last 50 years, there's little doubt about that," he said.

The teeth in front wear down as the manatee gets older.

Yet manatees are becoming increasingly hard to find in the wild here.

However, the most significant challenge manatees face today is the loss of habitat.

The manatee must consume 10 percent of its 800-pound to 1,200-pound body weight daily.

This year, the manatee toll is only in the dozens.