0
Manatees
Manatees are aquatic mammals found in the coastal regions of North America. They are an endangered species whose habitat has been encroached upon by the recreational water activities of coastal dwellers.
500 Questions
What is the scientific name for the Florida manatee?
Asked by Wiki User
MANATEE
Domain: Eukarya
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Mammalia
Subclass: Theria
Infraclass: Eutheria
Order: Sirenia
Family: Trichechidae
Genus: Trichechus
Species: Manatus
What are some ways that humans affect habitats?
Asked by Wiki User
By cutting down trees and building houses and farmlands in a rabbit's habitat.
Are manatees extinct?
Asked by Wiki User
Manatees are not extinct, although many are injured or killed by power boats, or killed by red tide toxicity and that is what caused them to be endangered.
Manatees are not extinct. One great example is in Blue Springs Park in Orange City, Florida. Every January they hold a Manatee Festival and some of the proceeds go towards helping the manatees. The park itself is a home to these creatures as well as indigenous birds and 15 foot long gators. Manatees are also found in the St. John's River area near Sanford and Deltona, Florida. This huge winding river system may be the connection to manatees in Blue Springs.
As the river winds north towards Jacksonville, the manatees can be found along the way. St. Augustine is also a haven for these creatures in undisturbed areas. Assumably, the river system near Punta Gorda, Florida on the gulf coast-would also house these delightful mammals.
What will kill a manatee?
Asked by Wiki User
sharks, bad storms, boats and pollution can kill manatees. these are only some of the things that can kill them.
What are manatees covered i. For like skin?
Asked by Wiki User
Manatees have a thick bluish gray hide and a sparse amount of hair across their body.
What is the word for manatee in french?
Asked by Wiki User
Lamantin or vache de mer are French equivalents of the English word manatee.
Specifically, the masculine noun lamantin is pronounced "lah-maw-teh."
The feminine noun vache literally means "cow." The preposition de means "of." The feminine noun mermeans "sea." The pronunciation will be "vahsh duh mehr" in French.
What is the adaptation of the sea cow?
Asked by Wiki User
Sea cows, which live in the ocean, are also known as manatees and dugongs. The large, grey-colored manatee and dugong is a herbivorous aquatic mammal that eats kelp and sea grasses. The manatee and the dugong both have a horizontal tail shaped like a paddle at their hind end and two flippers on their sides. In the past, sailors mistook manatees for mythical mermaids. The sea cow population is decreasing mostly because of habitat loss, but fishing structures can also cause stress for sea cows.
What is the diet of a manatee?
Asked by Wiki User
A manatee eats about 100 pounds of seaweed a day! If held in captivity such as Seaworld, they are fed the same weight but of lettuce
Are manatee native to florida?
Asked by Wiki User
MYTH #9: Manatees are not a Florida indigenous species. They were imported into the state in the early part of the 20th century.FACT
Fossil remains of manatee ancestors show they have inhabited Florida for about 45 million years. Modern manatees have been in Florida for over one million years (probably with intermittent absences during the Ice Ages); i.e., a lot longer than people have lived here. The present Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris) is a subspecies endemic to Florida. Genetic studies to date indicate that it is not derived from the populations in Mexico or Central America, but more likely colonized Florida from the Greater Antilles thousands of years ago, after the last Ice Age. However, there is no evidence that manatees are now entering Florida from Central America, the Caribbean, or anywhere else. The manatees in Florida today have every right to be considered Florida natives.(10)
Can a manatee bite you?
Asked by Wiki User
Yes, a manatee canbite you, but I have never heard of a manatee biting anyone. And don't think a manatee is a monster when you see a huge (but cute! :D) blimp-like thing coming towards you if you are in a lagoon in Georgia, USA, or Florida, or somewhere... long story short, I still tease the scaredy-cat who thought so... :)
Are Manatees and Dugong the largest sea herbivores?
Asked by Wiki User
Yes, they eat about a football field sized amount of grass each day. Making them the largest sea herbivores.
What was the manatee population in 2000?
Asked by Wiki User
i dont know but i know it was high then now adays
Are there any manatees in the Bahamas?
Asked by Wiki User
They're rare to visit the Bahamas, but in the summer Manatees can travel vast distances. There is a sub-population of West Indian Manatees in the Carribbean that may make their way across the ocean during the summer. It is also possible that an animal from the Florida stock of manatees got caught in a current, and pushed down to the Bahamas. == ==
What does the manatees fin do?
Asked by Wiki User
Manatees do have a caudal (tail) fins and two pectoral fins (the two in the front), but no dorsal fin (on the back), if that's what you're talking about.
What is the most endangered species in Florida west indian manatee or the key deer?
Asked by Wiki User
There are three species that are listed as "vulnerable" with populations decreasing, by the IUCN Red List. They are the South American Manatee (Amazonian), West Indian Manatee, and the West African Manatee. The US Fish and Wildlife Service Endangered Species List has the West African Manatee also listed as "threatened", and the West Indian Manatee, and the Amazonian Manatee, also known as the South American Manatee, both listed as "endangered". For more details please see sites listed below.
A manatees habitat?
Asked by Wiki User
They are shallow depth swimmers and come up every 2 to 3 minutes to take a breath!
What is the other name of a manatee?
Asked by Wiki User
There are four living manatee species. The dugong of Australia is the only other living member of the Order Sirenia. There is also the extinct Steller Sea Cow, as well as 10 prehistoric species dating as far back as 50 million years ago. Manatees' more distant relatives are the elephants, hyraxes, aardvark, sengis, and tenrecs. Together these orders comprise the Superorder Afrotheria.
What is the length and height of a manatee?
Asked by Wiki User
Adults can grow anywhere from 8-15 feet.
