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If the manatee is active, it can stay underwater around 4 minutes at a time. If it is resting, it can continue submerged for 20 minutes. They have a slow metabolism, so they don't need as much oxygen as animals with a faster metabolism. And manatees can only be out of the water for 30 minutes.

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