Manatee Facts

Cool and Interesting Facts about Florida Manatees (Part 5) Extraordinary Manatee Trivia!

12/04/2015

The West Indian Manatee Greetings! Here are some really cool and interesting facts you probably didn’t know about us manatees… The age of a manatee is determined by yearly growth rings in its ear bones. – Just like you count the rings...

Cool and Interesting Facts about Florida Manatees (Part 4) Uncover 9 Dangerous Threats to Manatee Survival

11/25/2015

The West Indian Manatee Manatees are currently listed as endangered, meaning that we are currently in danger of extinction. The following are 9 dangerous threats that manatees face everyday… Cold Weather – In Florida during the winter months when it has been...

Cool and Interesting Facts about Florida Manatees! (Part 3)

11/11/2015

The Florida Manatee Greetings! Here is part 3 of my Cool and Interesting Facts about Florida Manatees! Did you know that both state and federal laws protect us manatees? That’s right! We are a rare marine mammal that needs special protection. In...

Cool and Interesting Facts about Florida Manatees! (Part 2)

10/28/2015

The Florida Manatee Photo courtesy of flickr.com Greetings! Here is part 2 of my Cool and Interesting Facts about Florida Manatees! From reading part 1’s blog, you know that both the Florida manatee and the Antillean manatee are subspecies of the...

Cool and Interesting Facts about Florida Manatees! (Part 1)

10/22/2015

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...

Snooty the Manatee Celebrates his 67th Birthday this Month!

07/02/2015

Photo Courtesy of South Florida Museum July is one of the most special months for all of us Florida manatees! Why you might ask? Well – it’s because my good pal Snooty the manatee, who lives at the South Florida Museum...

Manatee Interaction: Look, but Don’t Touch!

06/08/2015

Photo credit KEITH RAMOS/USFWS It’s really important to know the rules of swimming where us manatees are swimming. Y ves Delpech of Sunshine River Tours at Crystal River explains, “You have to be really quiet.” If a manatee approaches you, don’t touch...

Three Sisters Springs Yields to Manatee Herd!

01/29/2015

I learned the recent cold weather has forced a large heard of my manatee buddies (528 manatees) into the warm waters of Three Sisters Springs. As a result, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service closed Three Sisters Springs to swimmers, snorkelers and...

7 Extraordinary Manatee Facts (Part 2)

12/11/2014

Photo by USFWS Endangered Species Greetings! Here are the final 3 of 7 very cool manatee facts for you. 5. Manatees control Buoyancy with our Lungs Manatees have very long lungs! They run-along our spines. We can control our buoyancy by...

7 Extraordinary Manatee Facts (Part 1)

12/02/2014

Photo: National Geographic – Blue Spring State Park, Orange City, Florida Greetings! Here are the first 4 of 7 very cool manatee facts for you. And since it’s now early December, the ten percent of us who love to travel on adventures...