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MANATEES WERE NEVER EVER LAND ANIMALS. If you're an evolutionist, then you'll believe in all that junk.
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Can Manatees go on land?
No, Manatees are strictly aquatic animals. No, Manatees are strictly aquatic animals.
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.
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.
What animals are herbivores in the ocean?
Manatees, sea turtles
Are Manatees endangered animals?
yes
Are there fingernails on manatees?
yes. manatees might have once walked the earth, and lived on land
Do any animals eat manatees?
Most whales will not eat manatees, but the killer whale is an exception. Killer whales will eat manatees, dolphins, turtles, squid, and other aquatic animals.
What rare animals live in a wetland?
Manatees
What is the animal land in the moon?
No animals have ever landed on the moon.
How has manatees lost their habitat?
They have lost it because of on-land development
Who are the strongest animals?
if you're looking for the strongest animals ever, tyrannosaurus rex was ceartainly the strongest land carnivore to ever walk the earth
