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/Home/Sciences/Life Sciences/Marine Biology/Ocean Life/Manatees Manatees and Dugongs — Caribbean Environment Programme Votes:0 Caribbean Environment Programme Skip to content Skip to navigation Search Site Advanced Search… Caribbean Environment Programme Sections Home SiteMap The CEP Cartagena Convention & Protocols Meetings Resources Marine & Coastal Issues Employment FAQs Kids CLME Presentations Personal tools Staff Log in Document Actions Manatees and Dugongs --> Manatees and dugongs are large, gentle animals that spend their whole lives in the water. Manatees and dugongs are large, gentle animals that spend their whole lives in the water. They are mammals and need to breathe air like you and me. Manatees and dugongs can grow to be as long a 13 feet and can weigh up tp 3,500 pounds. That's about the same size as a mini-bus. Manatees and dugongs have grayish tough and wrinkled skin. They have single brist Read More Go to Site About Seacows Votes:0 SEACOWS by Thomas Kolb SAVE US! Join the people who are fighting to keep manatees from passing into extinction! Why not adopt a manatee? For more information about this, please check out these links: • Adopt a Manatee • Save The Manatee Club About Seacows T here is still a lot to learn about these amazing and friendly creatures, called sea cows , or manatees . Slightly resembling underwater elephants, these peaceful and docile mammals spend most of their time feeding on marine and freshwater plants. And just as elephants, manatees are also large creatures: the average manatee is the size of a small truck and weighs about the same. They live for 50 - 60 years. Manatees are equipped with two small front flippers for steering or crawling on the ocean floor and a flat horizontal tail Read More Go to Site ABOUT TAMPA BAY - THE FLORIDA MANATEE - WEBCOAST TAMPA BAY Votes:0 The Loveable Manatee Ancient sailors thought the manatee was a mermaid - an honest mistake, perhaps, for a sailor to make after months at sea. Close up, though, the manatee's bulky appearance is a far cry from the fabled slinky mermaid of mariner lore. And manatees, unlike the mythical mermaids, are wondrous creatures sadly in danger of extinction. Manatees, sometimes called "sea cows" because they eat grass, live in both salt and fresh water. The mammal's closest living relative is the elephant, but manatees' roots can be traced back to the Paleocene Epoch, which occurred 60 million years ago. Most manatees are grey or brown and can grow as long as 13 feet and as heavy as 2,000 pounds. They spend their days feeding, resting and playing. Scientists estimate that there are only about 1,200 Read More Go to Site ADW: Hydrodamalis gigas: Information Votes:0 Overview News Technology Conditions of Use Privacy Policy Partners & Contributors Awards & Recognition ADW Staff Contact Us Spinning Skulls About Mammals Frog Calls Resources for College Instructors Resources for K-12 Instructors Contribute to ADW What's in a Scientific Name? Authority Lists: Where We Get Our Names Name, Rank, and Serial Number Organismal classification: evolutionary relationships & ranks Glossary Search Guide Related Links Contact Us Report an Error Structured Inquiry Search — preview Home Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Subphylum Vertebrata Class Mammalia Order Sirenia Family Dugongidae Subfamily Hydrodamalinae Species Hydrodamalis gigas Hydrodamalis gigas Steller's sea cow Information Pictures Classification 2007/11/19 04:33:30.591 US/Eastern By Bret Weinstein an Read More Go to Site Alaska Department of Fish and Game Home Page Votes:0 Skip to Main Page Content . Contacts • Licenses/Permits • Regulations • News • Publications Wildlife Viewing/Hunting Sportfishing Commercial Fishing Licensing Subsistence Boards Mission Statement Commissioner Contacts Project Expenditure Reports Memorial Online Fishing & Hunting Licenses ADF&G Public Notices State of Alaska Jobs at Workplace Alaska Alaska Department of Fish & Game P.O. 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Read More Go to Site Bagheera: An Endangered Species and Endangered Animal Online Education Resource Votes:0 HOME | IN THE WILD | IN THE CLASS | RESOURCES | NEWS VANISHING | EXTINCT | SPOTLIGHT | CLASSROOM <<RETURN TO VANISHING VANISHING IN THE WILD: THE WEST INDIES MANATEE Although their bulbous, whiskery face makes this hard to believe today, manatees are probably the source of legends about mermaids. Their humanlike eyes must have captivated the early European sailors who caught fleeting glimpses of them swimming in the warm waters of the West Indies. In the 17th century, mermaids were depicted with their male companions, mermen. Although the legends of these half-fish, half-human creatures have lived on for hundreds of years and are still popular today, it is uncertain whether the manatees that inspired the legends will live on much longer. Only a concerted effort to protect them in the Read More Go to Site ccpscience.com Votes:0 ccpscience.com Click here to go to ccpscience.com . Read More Go to Site Club Paradise Votes:0 THE DUGONG CONSERVATION PROGRAM The Dugong The dugong or sea cow is indeed a unique animal. Being the only herbivorous mammal today, it has several striking features similar to mermaids- fish like tail, brownish smooth skin, mammary glands, woman like genitalia and even it's suckling baby. All populations of dugong except the Australian population are listed in Appendix I of CITES (Convention on the International Trade of Endangered Flora and Fauna) and are therefore endangered. Here in the Philippines, only three major areas may still harbor a viable population: Palawan, Southern Mindanao and Quezon-Isabela. In other areas of the archipelago, dugongs are known to be extinct. Dugongs can live for over seventy years. Both males and females becomes sexually mature by age nine to ten years. G Read More Go to Site CNN - Campaign in Belize against manatee hunts - January 31, 1998 Votes:0 COMMUNITY Message Boards Chat Feedback SITE SOURCES Contents Help! Search CNN Networks SPECIALS Quick News Almanac Video Vault News Quiz Campaign in Belize against manatee hunts Swim with the manatees 3.7MB/37 sec./320x240 1.3MB/37 sec./160x120 QuickTime movie January 31, 1998 Web posted at: 11:44 p.m. EDT (2344 GMT) BELIZE CITY, Belize (CNN) -- Environmentalists who monitor populations of endangered manatees say 1997 was the worst year in two decades for the sea-faring mammals, who populate shallow coastal waters from Florida to South America. Once numbering around 30,000, there are now just a few hundred remaining manatees, relatives of the elephant who feed on coastal grasses. One major threat to their survival comes from boats -- many manatee carry scars from collisions with propellers Read More Go to Site CNN - Experts race to find why manatees are dying - Apr. 3, 1996 Votes:0 Experts race to find why manatees are dying off April 3, 1996 Web posted at: 1:00 a.m. EST From Correspondent John Zarrella ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (CNN) -- What is killing Florida's manatees? Scientists from around the nation are scrambling to find out why more than 100 of these endangered mammals have been found dead along the state's southwest coast. "These animals are dying, what we call, acutely. They're dying very rapidly and they are in otherwise good condition," says pathologist Dr. Scott Wright. Pathologists and biologists are working frantically, studying and analyzing tissue and blood samples in hopes of isolating the cause of the massive die-off of the gentle creatures. "We're still collecting tissues. We're still sending tissues out for analysis to experts who have volunteered Read More Go to Site Dugong - The Manatee Votes:0 Home Messages Search Site Map Boaters Info Manatees Reprinted from Volume XV No. 4 of Oryx, Fauna and Flora Preservation Society, August 1980 Discovering the Mermaids Thor Janson Appalled by the continuing decline of manatees everywhere and the hunting and killing that is the chief cause, the author started an investigation of his own on an inland lake in Guatemala where he believed he had a good chance of observing them. He hoped to build up a case for their protection that the authorities would listen to and act on. He found that the manatees were so scared of man that when they had to surface to breathe they came up in the surface vegetation, hoping to escape notice. But the high point of his watching was the day when two manatees allowed him to swim with them in the lagoon. Three month Read More Go to Site Encyclopedia Smithsonian: Selected References on the Sirenia: Dugong, Manatee, Stellar's Sea Cow and Relatives Votes:0 About Smithsonian | Websites A-Z Home › Encyclopedia Smithsonian › Science and Technology Selected References on the Sirenia: Dugong, Manatee, Stellar's Sea Cow and Relatives T he National Museum of Natural History receives numerous requests from the general public, universities, public and private institutions, and professionals for information on the Sirenia: Dugongs and Manatees. This bibliography is meant to serve as an introductory guide to that subject listing publications which for the most part are in print or available from technical information services. It has been divided into three categories: technical, general, and periodicals. The general and periodical categories provide several references for young school children. Additional technical references may be locate Read More Go to Site Fish and Wildlife Research Institute Votes:0 Careers Event Calendar Outreach Partners in Science Press Room Resources and Publications Florida Manatee Florida Panther Freshwater GIS and Mapping Habitat Red Tide Saltwater Wildlife Red Tide Current Status Statewide Information This summary report of current red tide conditions around Florida includes a map of sampling results and regional status reports. Reports are generally updated on Friday afternoon. Additional information, if available, is provided on Tuesday afternoon. Long-Term Monitoring Program Reveals a Continuing Loggerhead Decline, Increases in Green Turtle and Leatherback Nesting Analysis reveals a significant decline in loggerhead nesting numbers around the state. Announcement and Call for FY2008-09 Proposals The Nongame Wildlife Grants Program (NWGP) is currently accepti Read More Go to Site Florida Homosassa Wildlife Park Manatee Cam Facts Votes:0 West Indian manatees are large, aquatic mammals with a body that tapers to a flat, paddle-shaped tail. They are grayish-brown in color and have two flippers with nails on them. The head and face of these animals are wrinkled with whiskers on the snout. The closest relative to the West Indian manatee is the elephant. The average, adult manatee is about 10 feet long and weighs about 1000 pounds. They can reach up to 13 feet in length and weigh up to 3,000 pounds. Manatees emit sound under the water. They make these sounds when they are freightened, or interacting with another. Sound is not the only form of communication that a manatee will use there are sight, taste, touch, and smell. Manatees are concentrated in Florida in the winter, but can be found as far west as Louisiana and as far nor Read More Go to Site Florida Manatee books, Environmental Education, Dive Manuals, Teacher Resources on Manatees in Florida Votes:0 PRESENTS The Wonderful World of the Manatee! Manatee Books & Toys for You! Own the facts and stories; hug a new friend! Manatee Facts! History, biology and more! Frequently Asked Questions--Manatees! You ask, we find out and write back! What You Can Do To Help! ...even if you are far away! Wild Manatees of Crystal River, FL! What are they doing, summer and winter? Sirenians The Story of Sirens! Manatee Links! www...? Notes & More...From You! Tell us! Show us! Teacher Resources! Classroom book sets for your students and a free guide for you!! Everything you need to know...! Ocean Reef, 1905 Dive Books & Manatee Mini-Classes! Learn more about the water world! Manatee Video! In development...! Ordering Page! Free manatee bumper sticker with each order! Try Manatee PUZZLES! How much do you kno Read More Go to Site Fossil Sea Cow Votes:0 The Fossil Sea Cow by Frank Perry [In this photograph, Frank Perry is mounting the replica of the sea cow skeleton, which is exhibited at the Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History] The skeleton is from a fossil sea cow ( Dusisiren jordani ) that lived in the Santa Cruz area 10 to 12 million years ago. The specimen is a cast made out of plastic. It is an exact replica of the original fossil bones, which are at the University of California, Berkeley. The original bones would be too heavy and fragile to mount in this way. This species was previously called Metaxytherium jordani , the name used in my book. Sea Cows Sea cows are herbivorous aquatic mammals. Like cetaceans (whales, dolphins, and porpoises) sea cows lack hind limbs and are thus restricted to life in the water. 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For information on how to adopt a manatee of your very own (or even share Howie!) visit www.savethemanatee.org ! NOTICE : Unfortunately, due to copyright difficulties, I have had to remove most of the images from this site. My apologies! ~ 5 Feb 2003 Proud member of the Howie "My" Manatee! Mo the Misdirected Manatee A true story about a lost manatee Manatee Motherhood About baby manatees and their moms Links See other manat Read More Go to Site Manatee Votes:0 The Manatee Description: West Indian manatees are large, gray-brown aquatic mammals with bodies that taper to a flat, paddle- shaped tail. They have two flippers with three to four nails on each, and their head and face are wrinkled with whiskers on the snout. The manatee's closest relative is the elephant and hyrax (a small furry animal that resembles a rodent). Manatees are believed to have evolved from a wading, plant-eating animal. The West Indian manatee is related to the West African manatee, the Amazonian manatee, the dugong, and Steller's sea cow, which was hunted to extinction in 1768. The average adult manatee is about 10 feet long and weighs about 1,000 pounds. Habitat and Range: Manatees can be found in shallow, slow-moving rivers, estuaries, saltwater bays, canals and coastal Read More Go to Site Manatee Votes:0 The Manatee Description: West Indian manatees are large, gray-brown aquatic mammals with bodies that taper to a flat, paddle- shaped tail. They have two flippers with three to four nails on each, and their head and face are wrinkled with whiskers on the snout. The manatee's closest relative is the elephant and hyrax (a small furry animal that resembles a rodent). Manatees are believed to have evolved from a wading, plant-eating animal. The West Indian manatee is related to the West African manatee, the Amazonian manatee, the dugong, and Steller's sea cow, which was hunted to extinction in 1768. The average adult manatee is about 10 feet long and weighs about 1,000 pounds. Habitat and Range: Manatees can be found in shallow, slow-moving rivers, estuaries, saltwater bays, canals and coastal Read More Go to Site Manatee & Dugong Research, Education, & Conservation Votes:0 Introduction Manifesto (PDF) About SI What's a Sirenian? Orphans & Ambassadors Memberships For Professionals Bibliography Grants & Internships Conferences SIRENIAN Listserv SIBOD Yahoo! Group SIBOD Meeting Room Sirenews Marine Policy & Wildlife Law Resources Hot Links Wildlife Extra USFWS - Florida USGS Sirenia Project FMRI - Florida SMC - Florida Florida FWCC My FWC Visit Seacows Teachers: Virtual Explorers More Links Online Slide Shows "Mermaids" "Who Are We?" "USGS Manatees" Dive Into Earth Day with our Mermaid Ambassadors PDF Printable Document Our site is hosted through the generosity of HostMySite.com ! Public Email Lists & Newsletters SirenianVoice Manatee Watchers Manatee News Quarterly SMC Manatee News Marmam Bioacoustics-L Marine Policy & Law Species Info & Projects Sirenian Dist Read More Go to Site Manatee - Enchanted Learning Software Votes:0 Advertisement. EnchantedLearning.com is a user-supported site. As a bonus, site members have access to a banner-ad-free version of the site, with print-friendly pages. Click here to learn more. Become a member of Enchanted Learning. Site subscriptions last 12 months. Click here for more information on site membership. $20.00/year or other amount (directly by Credit Card ) $20.00/year or other amount (via PayPal ) $20.00/year or other amount (for sending a check by mail ) $20.00/year or other amount (for subscribing by school purchase order ) As a thank-you bonus, site members have access to a banner-ad-free version of the site, with print-friendly pages. (Already a member? Click here. ) K-3 Coloring Printout Coloring Printout with Writing Area EnchantedLearning.com All About Manatees Sea C Read More Go to Site MANATEE - Website For Manatee Watchers Votes:0 Manatee | Stories | Rules | Recommendations | Links | Photos | Buttons STORIES: Eight Days in Manatee Country Detailed stories, an archive of full-color photos, and facts from my own experience with the gentle manatee. Documents 8 days in Homosassa and Crystal River Florida. FACTS: The Manatee Learn more about the animal we came to meet and document - basic information, history, and efforts to protect the endangered gentle-beast of the deep. PHOTOS: Photograph Archive Lot's of full color photos of manatees. Always a favorite destination for Manatee Watchers! TIPS: Your Own Encounter We were fortunate to have access to the leading experts in the area, and I'll recommend to you the best of the best in the business to make your trip to "manatee country" as rewarding as possible. LAW Read More Go to Site Manatee Fact Sheet Votes:0 WEST INDIAN MANATEE FACT SHEET Everybody has an opinion about Manatees. Here are the facts: POPULATION: highly endangered REPRODUCTION: mature at approximately 5 years of age; gestation approximately 13 months; one calf born every 2-3 years; cows nurse calves up to 2 years. PROBLEMS: boat/barge collisions; habitat loss; crushing/drowning in flood gates and canal locks; cold- related illnesses; ingestion of fish hooks and monofilament line; entanglement in crab trap lines and fishing trawl nets; pollution. PROTECTION: violators of state and federal laws protecting manatees are subject to fines up to $20,000 and prison sentences up to 1 year. BEHAVIOR: gentle and slow moving; surfaces to breathe every 3-4 minutes; spends time eating, resting, and traveling; often shy and reclusive; has no sy Read More Go to Site Manatee Fact Sheet Votes:0 WEST INDIAN MANATEE FACT SHEET Everybody has an opinion about Manatees. Here are the facts: POPULATION: highly endangered REPRODUCTION: mature at approximately 5 years of age; gestation approximately 13 months; one calf born every 2-3 years; cows nurse calves up to 2 years. PROBLEMS: boat/barge collisions; habitat loss; crushing/drowning in flood gates and canal locks; cold- related illnesses; ingestion of fish hooks and monofilament line; entanglement in crab trap lines and fishing trawl nets; pollution. PROTECTION: violators of state and federal laws protecting manatees are subject to fines up to $20,000 and prison sentences up to 1 year. BEHAVIOR: gentle and slow moving; surfaces to breathe every 3-4 minutes; spends time eating, resting, and traveling; often shy and reclusive; has no sy Read More Go to Site Manatee Haven Votes:0 Manatee Haven Manatees...seacows...forgotten mermaids The West Indian Manatee is a large, gray-brown, aquatic mammal. Its seal-like body tapers to a flat, paddle-shaped tail, and two small fore-limbs on its upper body have 3-4 nails on each flipper. Its head and face are wrinkled and its snout has stiff whiskers. Adults have been known to exceed 13 feet in length and to weigh over 3,500 pounds but usually average around 10 feet in length and weigh between 800 and 1200 pounds. At birth, manatees are three to four feet long and weight between 60 and 70 pounds. Information And Research Manatee FAQ , from Save The Manatee Manatee Junction WildTracks: Satellitte Tracking Manatees Manatees On-line Zoologists: Sirenids Manatees: SeaWorld Education Department Resource The Wonderful World of the Ma Read More Go to Site Manatee Information Project Votes:0 Receive the latest Pet News, Entertainment and Giveaways by subscribing to our FREE monthly newsletter ?The Scoop?! Your privacy is protected and we will never misuse your e-mail address. Information On Manatees Manatee Information Manatee; West Indian Size: eight to thirteen feet, weight from four hundred and forty to two thousand pounds. Life span in the wild, forty years. Early fishermen mistakenly thought the manatee were mermaids. Harmless creatures, manatees seldom fight each other. With no natural enemies, manatees are very calm and sometimes are called sea cows due to their docile and milk cow like nature. Its hard to tell the three different kinds of manatees one from the other. Their appearance and behavior is very much alike. Preferring warm water, one ranges from Florida to Bra Read More Go to Site Manatee Pictures Votes:0 Manatee Pictures by John Sanders February 13-16, 1999 Save the Manatee Club 1-800-432-5646 HOME Read More Go to Site Manatee Tours Florida Manatee Swims Swimming With Manatee Florida Votes:0 Our boats are docked at our shop so we're FIRST OUT on the water. Coffee, tea, hot cocoa & donuts are served. All boats have on-board restroom & changing room. We offer dive instruction & guided dives. Birds is a PADI 5 Star Dive Center. Click here for for groups WHY WE ARE THE QUALITY DIFFERENCE We are located on the water, so you don't have to drive to a boat ramp to embark from a different location. This saves time and effort! Our early waterfront departure time allows us to beat the crowds. Most manatees move into sanctuaries when it gets busy on the water. Tours meet at 6:15am. We offer an 11:00am tour, but highly recommend the early tour. Stay at a local motel or one of our rental homes the night before. Our Captains get IN the water with our clients on the Manatee Tours to supervise Read More Go to Site Manatee World Inc Votes:0 This site requires frames; please click for an explanation Read More Go to Site manatee.nu Votes:0 This domain name, “manatee.nu”, may still be available for registration! You have arrived at this page because the domain name you entered is not currently active on the Internet. If you have recently registered or modified this domain name, you can expect it to become active within the next 24 hours. More about Niue Blue Latitudes "Niue... a glimpse of Polynesia not yet ravaged by mass tourism" Read More Go to Site Manatees Votes:0 Physical Description: The west Indian manatee is a large, gray-brown, aquatic mammal with a body that tapers to a flat, paddle-shaped tail. It has two flippers with 3 to 4 nails on each, and it's head and face are wrinkled, with whiskers on the snout. The manatee's closest relative is the Elephant. Manatees' are believed to have evolved from a wading plant-eating animal. The West Indian manatee is related to the West African manatee, the Amazonian manatee, the dugong and the Stellar's sea cow, which was hunted to extinction in 1768. The average adult manatee is about 10 feet long and weighs about 1,000 pounds. Habitat and Range: Manatees' can be found in shallow, slow moving rivers, estuaries, saltwater bays, canals and coastal areas. The manatee is a migratory species. Within the United S Read More Go to Site Manatees Votes:0 An Electronic Textbook on Manatees MANATEE - Gentle Giants of The Warm Springs MANATEE FACTS AND INFORMATION DESCRIPTION : Large, seal-like body that tapers to a powerful flat tail. Two agile forelimbs with three to four toenails on each, which act like arms to help the manatee maneuver in shallow water, grasp and move food toward their mouths, and act like flippers during swimming. Thick and wrinkled skin with a rough texture - a bit jiggly under the neck and arms. Their skin reacts to touch, as their bodies are very muscular - contracting and changing shape slightly when scratched or tickled. Powerful upper lips which articulate to help maneuver food or dig through sediment. SIZE : Average 9 to 10 feet long, weighing around 1,000 lbs.. Can grow as large as 13 feet and weigh more than 3,0 Read More Go to Site Manatees ... My "Gentle Giant" Friends Votes:0 music selection: "Dream" My "Gentle Giant" Friends Hi! My name is Lauren. I was 12 years old in this picture. I have been an animal lover for as long as I can remember. Whether surrounded by kittens on my grandpa's farm, riding horses while vacationing, overturning rocks to search for lizards, visiting the zoo, or caring for my own pet dog and rabbit...I feel a bond with each creature. When I was in 3rd grade, I was given a "Character Quality" Award for having a "Reverence for God's World". Animals have been the subjects for most of my artwork, and some of my collections. My first love was for the lion. From the time I was 4 years old and saw them perform in a small circus, I have been fascinated by these majestic creatures. I have a growing collection of lions, and one of my all time favo Read More Go to Site More on the Florida Manatees (and more pictures)! Votes:0 More about Florida Manatees! (What happens to injured manatees?) (home) Get your Combat-Fishing Stuff Here! Manatees are very gentile vegetarian aquatic animals that inhabit estuaries and shallow seas in a few locations world wide. The manatee indigenous to Florida is the West Indian manatee , which unlike the pacific's dugong has a single tail lobe, while the dugong's tail (and that of the Steller's Sea Cow before it became extinct in the 1760's) has two lobes like a porpoise. Manatees spend their lives wondering in family groups from estuary to estuary, and in the winter will journey far up spring fed rivers to escape the cold winter. As a result the manatee is often seen in Intercoastal waterways and up canals, which poses a problem for the manatee. Since coastal development is at a fev Read More Go to Site MSN Encarta : Online Encyclopedia, Dictionary, Atlas, and Homework Votes:0 MSN home Mail My MSN Sign in encarta greeting cards more Hotmail Messenger My MSN MSN Directory Air Tickets/Travel Autos Careers & Jobs City Guides Dating & Personals Extra Games Green Health & Fitness Horoscopes Lifestyle Maps & Directions Money Movies Music News Real Estate/Rentals Shopping Spaces Sports Tech & Gadgets TV Weather White Pages Yellow Pages encarta ® Home Encyclopedia Dictionary Atlas K-12 Success College & Grad School Adult Learning Quizzes More Additional Reference Materials Thesaurus Translations Multimedia Other Resources Education Resources Math Help Foreign Language Help Project Planner Scholarships & Financial Aid Jobs & Internships Online Degrees Coffee Break Ask Bill Nye the Science Guy Top 10 Lists Columns On This Day Encarta Products Help Today's Highlights Novem Read More Go to Site Save the Manatee Club Votes:0 Jimmy Buffett (Photo by Jeffrey Cardenas) Save the Manatee Club was established in 1981 by former Florida Governor and U.S. Senator Bob Graham and singer/songwriter Jimmy Buffett. The Club was started so the public could participate in conservation efforts to save endangered manatees from extinction. Our mission is to protect manatees and their aquatic habitats for future generations. Save the Manatee Club is a membership-based, national nonprofit organization. Funds from our Adopt-A-Manatee program go toward public awareness and education projects; manatee research; rescue and rehabilitation efforts; and advocacy and legal action in order to ensure better protection for manatees and their habitat. See highlights of 2006 programs and activities (pdf format) See our accomplishments from 199 Read More Go to Site Save the Manatee Club Votes:0 Photo by Wayne Hartley, FDEP Adopt-A-Manatee and Get a Free Gift! >> ......................................... Sign Up for Paddle Tales, Our Free E-Newsletter >> ......................................... See a Video Message from Jimmy Buffett >> ......................................... Meet A Manatee: Betsy >> ......................................... Meet Our Members: Ocean City Primary >> Go Green This Holiday and Adopt-A-Manatee Make a big splash with your loved ones by adopting Whiskers, Howie, Betsy, or Ginger (or choose one of 28 other manatees) for just $25. And for $35, you'll get a free 2008 manatee calendar! Go >> State Agency to Consider Downlisting in December The Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission has rescheduled consideration Read More Go to Site Save the Manatee Club Votes:0 Photo © Patrick M. Rose Welcome to manatee information central! Whether you are researching a school project or are just interested in our favorite aquatic mammals, you've come to the right place. Just click on any of the links located at the right side of the page. Helpful Hints If you are just getting started, you may want to begin with our Manatee Facts, Manatee FAQ , and Manatee Myths and Facts pages. Teachers and Students: We have a variety of resources at our Education Materials page. And the Smithsonian Institution has a great online Manatee and Dugong Bibliography . There's some links to other good sources on manatees and career information for people interested in marine mammal science at our Manatee Links page. And for fun, check out Cool Manatee Stuff Interested in Seeing Manate Read More Go to Site SAVE THE MANATEES Votes:0 SAVE THE MANATEES Photo Gallery ? View Guest book ? Sign Guest book Page Of Links ? ? This web page is here to help you learn about our friend the manatee. The manatee is sometimes referred to as the sea cow. This is because, like cows, they are vegetarians and only feed on plant life found in the ocean. They are harmless happy creatures swimming through the oceans and are mostly found in warm climates such as Florida and California. Unfortunately they are becoming extinct due to man's lack of responsibility for these creatures and the waters they inhabit. Boat propellers injure many manatees. Manatees like to hang out by the surface of the water and sunbathe. Boaters that don't follow the no-wake precautions entering and leaving the bays where these manatees swim run the risk of cutting t Read More Go to Site SDNHM: Fossil Sea Cow (Dugong) Discovered Votes:0 Skull of Giant Pliocene Sea Cow Discovered at Otay Ranch, May 2000 On 23 May 2000 Pat Sena, a field paleontologist with the San Diego Natural History Museum, discovered a complete skull of the giant Pliocene sirenian (sea cow) Hydrodamalis cuestae at a construction site at Otay Ranch in Chula Vista. This extinct species of marine mammal lived in the North Pacific region during latest Miocene through late Pliocene time, approximately 6 to 2 million years ago. It is estimated that H. cuestae reached a maximum body length of about 9 meters (30 feet) and probably weighed close to 10 metric tons. Hydrodamalis cuestae is a fossil species considered to be ancestral to Steller's Sea Cow ( Hydrodamalis gigas ). A population of approximately 2000 individuals of H. gigas was discovered in 1741 living Read More Go to Site SharkFriends Manatee Page Votes:0 ~ The Manatee ~ In the quiet backwaters, just below the surface, lurks the fabled manatee, a cuddly "sea cow" that often relaxes in the shallow water. Human onlookers delight in spotting one, especially when it suddenly takes a splash. Manatees are surprisingly agile and can perform somersaults, tail stands and other graceful underwater maneuvers. These large, seal-shaped mammals can reach a length of 4.5 meters and weigh more than 1,000 kilograms. No wonder. Manatees eat seagrass and other submerged vegetation for 6 to 8 hours a day. The surface layer of their finely wrinkled skin is continually sloughing off, possibly to reduce the build-up of surface algae. The whiskered mammals live in the mouths of jungle rivers, lagoons and bays from Florida to Brazil, including several Caribbean isl Read More Go to Site SireNews Votes:0 SireNews is now located at http://www.marinemammalogy.org/snews.htm Read More Go to Site STW - Manatee Votes:0 www.oceanlight.com MANATEE Trichechus manatus (Linnaeus 1758) In the rivers, springs and shallow coastal waters of Florida a seal shaped mammal called the manatee (more commonly known as sea cow) can be found. Fossil records suggest that the ancestors of these aquatic mammals belonging to the Order Sirenia may have been four footed land dwellers 60 million years ago. There are three species of manatees: West African ( Trichechus senegalensis ), Amazonian ( Trichechus inunguis ), and the West Indian ( Trichechus manatus) manatee of which a subspecies can be found in Florida. During the winter months in America, manatees concentrate in Florida since they do not have blubber to keep them warm and hence prefer warmer waters. At other times of the year, manatees have been sighted from Louisiana Read More Go to Site The Wonderful World of the Manatee :: Join the people who are fighting to keep Manatees from passing into Extinction! Votes:0 Main Menu Register Login Logout Home My Account Site Navigation How You Can Help Adopt A Manatee Mortality Stats Classifications Descriptions Manatee FAQ's Education Material Picture Gallery Manatee Cam Web Links Past News Articles Submit News Website Stats Site Contact Who's Online There are 3 unlogged users and 0 registered users online. You can log-in or register for a user account here . User's Login User name Password Remember me Log in Problems? New User? Sign Up! Welcome to the Wonderful World of the Manatee News : Manatee News DarkWing - Apr 25, 2003 Massive switch for 3 manatees - Oct 10, 2005 Mo the manatee eases into wild - Sep 26, 2005 U.S. House of Representatives votes to dismantle the Endangered Species Act - Sep 22, 2005 Decision affects boaters, manatees - Sep 16, 2005 Sea Read More Go to Site The Wonderful World of the Manatee :: Join the people who are fighting to keep Manatees from passing into Extinction! Votes:0 Main Menu Register Login Logout Home My Account Site Navigation How You Can Help Adopt A Manatee Mortality Stats Classifications Descriptions Manatee FAQ's Education Material Picture Gallery Manatee Cam Web Links Past News Articles Submit News Website Stats Site Contact Who's Online There are 1 unlogged user and 0 registered users online. You can log-in or register for a user account here . User's Login User name Password Remember me Log in Problems? New User? Sign Up! Welcome to the Wonderful World of the Manatee News : Manatee News DarkWing - Apr 25, 2003 Massive switch for 3 manatees - Oct 10, 2005 Mo the manatee eases into wild - Sep 26, 2005 U.S. House of Representatives votes to dismantle the Endangered Species Act - Sep 22, 2005 Decision affects boaters, manatees - Sep 16, 2005 Sear Read More Go to Site TWO-TC: Understanding Manatees Votes:0 Understanding Manatees Reprinted from The Wild Times Teacher Connection v3n3, Spring 1998. It is difficult to comprehend something as alien as a manatee if one has not experienced them. Especially difficult for children is interpreting the abstractions of the size and weight of such a large animal. The following suggestions are presented as activities in which you and your students may engage to de-mystify these unusual creatures. How many children does it take to equal the weight of an average manatee? Children may be sensitive about their individual weight, but by submitting their weight on a secret ballot, an average weight for your age group can be computed. We suggest that children be presented with the class sum rather than the individual weights. They can then compute the mean avera Read More Go to Site UNEP/Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-based Activities Votes:0 About UNEP UNEP Offices News Centre Publications Calendar Awards Milestones UNEP Store Home About the GPA GPA Programmes Latest News Frequently Asked Questions Clearing-House Mechanism Intergovermental Review Meetings Networks of Practitioners Event Calendar Document Library Related Libraries GPA Partners Contact Advanced Search documents NPA Guide (2006) Global SOE Webversion Implementation of the GPA at regional level: The role of regional seas conventions and their protocols Financing the Implementation of Regional Seas Conventions and Action Plans Ecosystem-based management Regional SOE part 1 Print Version The Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-Based Activities The Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment fr Read More Go to Site West Indian Manatee Votes:0 West Indian Manatee West Indian Manatees are large, gray-brown aquatic mammals with bodies that taper to a flat, paddle-shaped tail. They have two flippers with three to four nails on each flipper, and their head and face are wrinkled, with whiskers on the snout. Manatees are believed to have evolved from a plant-eating animal. The average adult manatee is about 10 feet long and weighs about 1,000 pounds equivalent to 1 ton. Manatees are gentle and slow-moving. Most of their time is spent eating, resting, and in travel. Manatees are completely herbivorous. They eat aquatic plants and can consume 10-15% of their body weight daily. They graze for food along water bottoms and on the surface. They may rest submerged at the bottom or just below the surface, coming up to breathe on the average o Read More Go to Site West Indian Manatee Photos, Trichechus manatus latirostris, Phillip Colla Natural History Photography Votes:0 Home Contact / Bio Search For Images Buzz Stocklist & Subjects Stocklist & Subjects Species Surfing Galleries Photo of the Day How We Work Copyright Diving Archival Prints Whales & Dolphins Whales & Dolphins Blue Whale Humpback Whale Gray Whale Sperm Whale Pilot Whale False Killer Krill (food) Red Crabs (food) Pacific White-sided Hawaiian Spinner Atlantic Spotted With Swimmers Bottlenose Dolphin Risso's Dolphin Common Dolphin Marine mammal species Seals & Sea Lions Guadalupe Fur Seal Galapagos Fur Seal Northern Fur Seal California Sea Lion Galapagos Sea Lion N. Elephant Seal Pinniped Behaviors Pinniped and Man Harbor Seal Various Pinnipeds Marine mammal species Manatees West Indian Manatee Manatee and Man Sharks & Rays Various Sharks Various Rays Great White Shark Tiger Shark Blue Shark Wh Read More Go to Site Wild Egypt - Red Sea Diving Votes:0 No part of Egypt is more filled with animal life than the Red Sea. The Red Sea, a long, narrow body of water, stretches from the Sinai Peninsula all the way down to the Gulf of Aden. It is thought by many to be the richest sea in the world, and it's easy to see why. A gigantic and colorful assortment of animals and plants live in the Red Sea, and these pictures will show you just a few of them. The Dugong is one of only two vegetarian sea-going mammals (the other being the Manatee). The other sea mammals; seals, dolphins, and whales, are all carnivores. The Dugong's nickname of Sea Cow is well-deserved, for its favorite pastime is grazing on the thick beds of sea grasses. The Dugong is one of them. Also called the Sea Cow, the Dugong is not a fish, but a mammal. It is related to the elepha Read More Go to Site Will Manatee Lawsuits Endanger Boating? 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We will love only what we understand. We will understand only what we are taught. - Baba Dioum, Senegalese Poet Links: Greenpeace International Home Page Sierra Club Home Page Defenders Of Wildlife IGC: Habitats & Species: Internet-Resources Collection Endangered Animals On Refuges Endangered Species Management Factsheets and News Releases on Threatened and Endangered Species Australian A to Z Anima Read More Go to Site

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