There are 4 species within the Family of Sirenia throughout the world:
-West Indian Manatee: Which populates the Carribbean Coastlines, and Florida, but can migrate great distances with warm water during the summer months (from Florida to Texas and up the Eastern Seaboard).
-West African Manatee: Found on the western coast of the continent of Africa.
-Amazonian Manatee: A strictly river-going species native to the Amazon River Basin.
-Dugong: Found in the Indo-Pacific region. There was formerly a species called the Stellar's Sea Cow which was the only cold-water species found in the Bearing Sea, and the coast of Alaska. It was hunted to extinction within 30 years of its discovery.
manatees are known to live up to 60 years.
Manatees do live in salt water if they live in Florida they live in salt water and they live in springs if it is warm
Manatees reproduce sexually, and they give live birth.
No. It's too cold for manatees, and there are no calm-waters there for them.
Manatees have been known to live for up to 60 years.
No, Manatees are strictly aquatic animals. No, Manatees are strictly aquatic animals.
No! manatees live in usually fresh water and sometimes drift into ocean water and plus manatees could not survive in the rain forest with such tempatures.
Yes, this is one area that manatees frequent.
they live in the amazon basin
no
Florida
no orcas live in deep ocean waters while manatees live in freshwater oceans and tropical rivers