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No, Manatees are strictly aquatic animals. No, Manatees are strictly aquatic animals.
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Are there fingernails on manatees?
yes. manatees might have once walked the earth, and lived on land
Were Manatees always Manatees?
Long ago, manatees were land animals. It is believed that manatees and dugongs evolved from four-footed land mammals over 60 million years ago, and some scientists believe Manatees evolved from a wading, plant-eating animal. Believe it or not, but the manatee's closest living relatives are actually three land animals which include the elephant,the hyrax (a small, gopher-sized mammal), and the aardvark. So like all mammals, the manatee evolved on land.
How has manatees lost their habitat?
They have lost it because of on-land development
Do EMF's hurt manatees?
Yes, EMF's hurt manatees by disrupting nesting. The male manatees will not return to the nest and will go to the sand bar instead.
What special adaptations do manatees have that allow them to stay underwater longer than the average land-dwelling mammal?
Manatees are not land-dwelling, they are water-dwelling mammals therefore their lungs are bigger so they can stay underwater longer.
Were manatee's ever land animals?
MANATEES WERE NEVER EVER LAND ANIMALS. If you're an evolutionist, then you'll believe in all that junk.
Why do centaceans also known as manatees have useless tiny hips and legs?
You are mistaken there; cetaceans are dolphins and whales, not manatees; manatees are known as sirenians. They have useless hips and hind legs because they are so well adapted to a marine lifestyle and they no longer walk on land.
Can horizontal directional drilling hurt manatees?
Yes, the noise from HDD can cause male manatees to leave the nest and go to the sand bar.
Did manatees ever walk on land long time ago?
No because according to scientists, manatees were unable to walk on land...ever becasue of their bone strcuture for the tail flap was entirely differnet and its ancestors would only have a different tail shape not a different bone.
How do manatees stay under water longer than the average land dwelling animal?
more predisposed to traveling underwater than other land animals.
Are manatees composers?
Manatees are consumers.
Who is afraid of manatees?
no one. manatees are docile.
