Manatee Facts

Manatee Facts – Knowledge Challenge 3

10/28/2019

Greetings! Today I thought it would be great in continuing my blog on some really cool manatee facts for you. You’ll definitely impress your friends and family with your newfound manatee knowledge! Once again, manatees are very large marine mammals with two...

Manatee Facts – Knowledge Challenge 2

10/16/2019

Greetings! Today I bring you the second installment of 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 and a body tapering down...

Manatee Facts – Knowledge Challenge 1

10/03/2019

Greetings! You’ve probably read some of my previous blogs on the rare and unique Florida manatee (yours truly). Well I thought it would be fun if I created a series of manatee fact challenges to test your manatee knowledge! This blog contains Manatee Facts Challenge...

Manatee Facts for Fun – Part 6

07/11/2019

Greetings! This is my sixth blog installment talking about some very cool and awesome manatee facts. You know – it’s really not a bad life at all being a manatee! Why? Because the manatee has no real agenda to follow. And get this...

Manatee Facts for Fun – Part 5

06/25/2019

Florida manatees enjoying the warm balmy waters at Blue Spring State Park in Orange City, Florida Photo: Robert Scott Thayer Greetings! This is my fifth blog installment talking about some very cool and awesome manatee facts. Manatees actually make good parents! The manatee gestation...

Due to Evolution Manatees lose Protection from Pesticides?

05/16/2019

Prism light from the sun falls on a Florida manatee. Unfortunately, evolution leaves it and other marine mammals defenseless targets of pesticides, herbicides and insecticides. Photo courtesy: Jay Campbel/Getty Images Greetings! I have some sobering news for you regarding my manatee buddies...

Manatee Facts for Fun – Part 4

03/27/2019

A Florida manatee (West Indian Manatee) enjoying the naturally warm water at Blue Spring State Park in Orange City, FL Greetings! This is my fourth blog installment talking about some very cool and awesome manatee facts. Manatees usually don’t dive more than...

Author Robert Scott Thayer Signs Kobee Manatee® Books in Florida!

03/06/2019

Author Robert Scott Thayer with some of his Kobee Manatee® Fans at Blue Spring State Park in Orange City, Florida. Robert Scott Thayer, author of the award-winning Kobee Manatee® Children’s Educational Picture Book series recently toured and visited some of Florida’s extraordinary...

Manatee Facts for Fun – Part 3

02/27/2019

A Florida manatee (West Indian Manatee) enjoying the warm spring waters at Crystal River as a paddle boarder observes. Greetings! This is my third blog installment talking about some very cool and awesome manatee facts. Did you know that manatees are actually...

Manatee Facts for Fun – Part 2

01/31/2019

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,...