In winter, Florida Manatees enjoy the warm balmy water temperatures of both natural springs and warm water outflows from power plants. Greetings to you! Here is the second installment of my blogs talking about awesome manatee facts. There are actually three types, or species of manatees and unfortunately all three are in danger of eventually…
Florida Manatees also known as West Indian Manatees at Blue Spring State Park – Orange City, Florida Photo: Robert Scott Thayer Greetings! Here’s another one of my blogs on manatee facts. This is the seventh installment, where you’ll find more awesome manatee facts I’ve presented over these last few years! The manatee is a large marine…
The Florida Manatee is a subspecies of the West Indian Manatee. Florida Manatees, (yours truly :-)) actually belong to the order Sirenia and are a subspecies of the West Indian manatee. The other subspecies of the West Indian manatee is called the Antillean manatee. The United States is the only country where you’ll find the…
The largest Sirenian that ever existed was the extraordinary Steller’s Sea Cow. It measured 30 feet in length and weighed in at 10 tons. Greetings! Today I’d like to talk about the extraordinary Steller’s sea cow, which as the largest only cold-water member in the scientific order Sirenia. In this scientific order, you will also…
The now extinct Steller’s Sea was the largest Sirenian member measuring an incredible 30 feet in length, which was 3 times longer than the manatee and dugong of today. Greetings! Here is my ninth installment of manatee trivia, where I’ll give you a Q&A on the Steller’s Sea Cow! How did the Steller’s Sea Cow…
The Steller’s Sea Cow was discovered in 1741 by explorers navigating the Arctic Circle. This marine mammal was huge…with a length up to 30 feet and weight up to 8 tons or more. There was an abundance of their population in the North Pacific. Unfortunately, in less than 20 years the Steller’s Sea Cow went…
Florida manatees enjoying the balmy 72 degrees Fahrenheit water at Blue Spring State Park. Photo: Robert Scott Thayer Greetings! Today I thought it would be fun to gather some really cool manatee facts for you. You’ll definitely impress your friends and family with your newfound manatee knowledge! Manatees are very large marine mammals with two flippers…
A Florida Manatee surfaces for air at Blue Spring State Park then rejoins his marine mammal friends. Blue Spring State Park is located in Orange City, Florida. Photo by Robert Scott Thayer. Greetings! This blog is part 7 where I continue talking about cool and interesting facts about us manatees. I feel it’s best…
Manatees swim together Sunday (1/24/16) in the waters of Blue Spring State Park in Orange City. Thousands of people converged on the city and park over the weekend for the 31st annual Orange City Blue Spring Manatee Festival. News-Journal/LOLA GOMEZ Greetings! We had such a great turnout at the 31st Orange City Manatee…
The Florida Manatee – Subspecies of the West Indian Manatee Photo courtesy of Wayne Lynch It’s time to uncover some awesome facts about us Florida manatees! We Florida Manatees, actually belong to the order Sirenia and are a subspecies of the West Indian manatee. The other subspecies of the West Indian manatee is called the…
