To tell the truth, manatees have not very many predators. In fact, the manatee is so large, humans are the only predators. We hunt them, hurt/kill them with our motorboats, and we scar/strangle them with our fishing boats. Also, our floodgates and pollution play a (not so) helping hand. Manatees' extinction will affect us because everyone loves a good trip to SeaWorld, or whatever zoo or aquarium you may visit, to see the manatees. Those blubbery, though loving, creatures will always (hopefully) keep a place in the human heart.
It is on the verge of extinction.
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environmental changes, predators , diseases , competition !
No manatees have no natural predators. They often do not get eaten. I have never heard of a manatee being eaten. So no
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All three species of manatee are listed by the World Conservation Union as vulnerable to extinction.
Some manatee calves can be preyed on by crocodiles, alligators and sharks but their only significant predator is man. Recreational boat propellers account for many manatee injuries and deaths.
The dugong, which is in the same order as the manatee, was hunted to extinction in 1767. It had been discovered in 1731.
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There are no natural enemies of the manatee for they do not share waters with sharks. One of the unnatural enemies are motor boats!