Visitors enjoying the Chimelong Ocean Kingdom theme park in Zhuhai, China. Photo: Stefan Zwanzger Greetings! Here’s some record-breaking news that really makes a BIG Splash for you… …The Chimelong Ocean Kingdom theme park located in Zhuhai, China is considered the world’s largest aquarium! It has “seven salt and fresh water aquariums,” holding a total of “12.87 million gallons of…
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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…
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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…
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Manatees are seen eating aquatic plants because they are herbivores. Greetings! Since manatee season is still in full swing here in Florida, I thought I’d give you 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,…
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The Antillean manatee along with the Florida manatee are sub-species of the West Indian Manatee Greetings! It is no surprise when I tell you here all three of the planet’s manatee species are threatened and are in real danger of going extinct. Namely, the Amazonian Manatee, the African Manatee, and the West Indian Manatee with…
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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…
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Florida Manatees gathering in the balmy warm 72 degree Fahrenheit water temperature at Blue Spring State Park. Greetings! I thought it would be fun in continuing my manatee trivia for you. So here is the third installment. The feedback I’m getting is that you like the question and answer formant! It’s worth repeating that we manatees…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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