Greetings! Here are some more awesome manatee facts for you. 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 Florida manatee. And since some…
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Greetings! Manatee season recently ended here in Florida. But that’s not stopping me from continuing the awesome manatee fun! Here’s a quick rundown on 11 marvelous manatee facts! Manatees are Marine Mammals Manatees and dugongs are marine mammals. Marine means we live our entire life in the water and mammal means we breathe air just like humans breathe…
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Greetings! Manatee season has just ended here in Florida. But that’s not to stop me from continuing the awesome manatee fun! Here’s a quick rundown on 11 marvelous manatee facts! The manatee is the wonderful gentle giant of the ocean. Thanks to all of the conservation efforts over the years, the West Indian manatee — that’s the…
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Greetings! In this blog, I’m continuing my manatee trivia for you in the format of a question and answer, true or false. So here is the ninth installment. I know you will really impress your friends and family with your newfound manatee knowledge! Okay – here’s some very cool manatee trivia in the form of…
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Greetings! Okay – I thought I would continue my manatee trivia for you in the format of a question and answer, true or false. So here is the eight installment. I know you will really impress your friends and family with your newfound manatee knowledge! This time, I’m talking about my first cousin, the Antillean manatee.…
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Greetings! Here is the sixth installment of awesome manatee facts for you. It’s worth repeating that we manatees are very large marine mammals with two flippers and a body tapering down to a paddle-shaped tail. I’ll continue the manatee trivia in the form of the Q&A session, which seems to work great! Here it is……
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Warm greetings to you! Yes – it’s that time of year once again when all of us manatees celebrate! Where? At the 35th Annual Manatee Festival on Saturday, January 25th and Sunday, January 26th at Blue Spring State Park! This 2,600-acre park is located in Orange City, Florida. Blue Spring State Park is in Volusia County and it’s…
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Greetings and Happy Holidays to you! It’s time to celebrate once again – out with the old and in with the new. Then at 12 midnight December 31st, that famous brightly lit ball made up of 2,600 Waterford crystal triangles begins falling in New York’s Times Square ushering in the New Year. But why do we celebrate…
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Greetings! Here is the fifth installment of awesome manatee facts for you. It’s worth repeating that we manatees are very large marine mammals with two flippers and a body tapering down to a paddle-shaped tail. Okay, it’s time to test your manatee knowledge… True or false: Manatees continually replace their teeth, which also happen to…
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Greetings! It’s time for continuing my blog on more manatee trivia for you. So here is the fourth installment. The feedback I’m getting is that you like the question and answer formant! It’s worth repeating that we manatees are very large marine mammals with two flippers and a body tapering down to a paddle-shaped tail. Ok…
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