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Why do centaceans also known as manatees have useless tiny hips and legs?
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∙ 12y ago
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.
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∙ 12y ago
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Are manatees fish or a marine mammals?
No. Manatees are not fish. Manatees are in fact mammals. Also known as sea cows.
How do manatees get killed?
They get killed for their flesh for oil lamps. Manatees also get killed by the carelessness of humans speeding on their motor boats and accidentally hitting the manatees! Also, there is a disease called the Red Disease and that kills many manatees also!
What are baby manatees called?
calf. The calf is also for cow. Remember manatees are also called sea cows so mabye there's where they got the name
What does a west Indian manatee eat?
West Indian Manatees eat seagrass, also known as seaweed, and other random plants in their aquatic environment.
Why do manatees have long bodys?
Manatees have long bodies due to preditorial adaptaions. they have evolved to have long bodies to travel faster in the water. also Shamz Hacked the genetic information of the matatees!
What do manatees eat?
Manatees are herbivores and eat over 60 different plant species such as mangrove leaves, turtle grass, and types of algaeManatees have also been known to eat small amounts of fish from nets. (Not a real herbivore then!)Manatees are herbivores and eat over 60 different plant species, such as mangrove leaves, turtle grass, and types of algae.
How is the manatee being helped from extinction?
One method that saves the extinction of manatees is: Manatees like shallow water because food is plentiful there. Where there are shallow waters, there are boats also. Most parts of the bodies of water in Florida are inhabited with manatees, so the areas that are most inhabited by manatees will be closed down to ships and boats, who are likely to go over them, and even kill them.
Are manatees endanger?
they are endanger because of people killing them and when boats hit them
What are some successes of manatees?
Clubs have been made and national parks have been made around manatee habitats so they can be kept safe. Management plans have also been made for the Manatees.
What are the manatees?
Their biggest threat is humans. Manatees are hurt and killed by boats every day and are still hunted for food in the Carribean and South America. Sharks, alligators and crocodiles are also threats to the manatee.
How are sea cows and whales alike?
Sea Cows (Manatees) and whales are not very alike. Manatees are more like elephants than whales. But I do know that both manatees and whales both have evidence that they might have once had back legs. Also, they are both aquatic creatures very large in size.
What are facts about manatees?
manatees can hold their breath for up to twenty minutes. manatees cannot have a calf till they are twelve and they are pregnant for 13 months manatees eat up to 150 pounds of sea grass every day when drunken sailors first saw manatees they thought they were half women half fish and that's how they came up with the idea of mermaids manatee calves are darker in coloration than the adults i hope this helped they also can not have fresh water. they love it but its bad for them
