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Hello My Name Is Madison I Will Be Putting Fun Facts About Manatee's And Cute Funny Pictures Of Animals On here.

= the nick name for a manatee is a sea cow "mooooo" no not really they make sort of like a clicking noise. = ==

=﻿ ﻿another nick name for a manatee is Dugong. It sounds like a dinosaur name. = ==

= ﻿manatees are mainly herbivores, spending most of their time grazing in shallow waters up to 1-2 meters. Generally, manatees have a mean mass of 400-550 kg ( 900-1200 lbs ). And a mean length of 2.8- 3.0 ( 9-10 ft ). The females tend to be larger and heavier. When born baby manatees have a mas of 30 kg. = ==

=﻿ ﻿In some places you are aloud to swim with a manatee wouldn't that be exciting??? =

== =﻿ ﻿Manatees are not just in the ocean waters they live in rivers too. = = Manatees spend most time of the day sleeping under the water, they come up to the water surface for breathing purpose once every 20 minutes. They are curious animals and swim slowly at a speed of 3-5 miles per hour. = == = according to studies, it is found that manatees can feed on as many as 60 plant species. They have small heads and rotund bodies. = ==

=﻿ ﻿In Summer months, they can be found as far West as Texas and as far north as Massachusetts. Manatees consume 10-15% of their body in vegitation daily. Manatees can swim up to 20 miles per hour in a short burst. West Indian manatees have no natural eniemies and it is believed that they can live up to 60 years. As with all wild animals populations a certain percentage of manatees mortitly is atributed to natural cause of death such as cold stress,pnoumia and many others. Humans rarely have anything to do with killing a manatee unless it has something to do with a boat. = ==

=﻿ ﻿West Indian Manatees are large, gray aquatic mammals with bodies that taper to a flat, paddle shapped tailes. They have forelimbs, called flippers, with 3 to 4 nails on each flipper. = ==

=﻿ ﻿﻿Now its time for some funny pics of animals!!!!!! = == == ==

= ﻿do you see the aligator??? = = awwwww!!!! = = haha ya really!!! = ==

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= ﻿Now back to the cute and adorible manatees!!!!!!! = = When manatees are using a great deal of energy, they may surface to breathe as often as every 30 seconds. When resting, manatees have been known tp stay submerged for up to 20 minutes. = = =

= ﻿West Indian manatees in the United States are protected under federal law by the marine mammal protection act of 1972 and the endangered species act of 1973 which make it illegal to harass, hunt, capture, or kill any marine mammal. West Indian manatees are also protected by the Florida manatee sanctuary act of 1978. Violations of these federal or state laws can be met with civil or criminal convictions associated with monetary fines and/or imprisoment. =



=﻿ ﻿ = = Legend has it that sailors once mistakenly thought manatees were mermaids—hard to believe once you see one up close! Reaching up to 13 feet (4 meters) long and weighing as many as 1,300 pounds (600 kilograms), West Indian manatees look more like small cars than people. Despite their large size, manatees are graceful swimmers. = = ﻿ = = = == = ﻿ = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = ok i know i said that we were only going to tal about manatees and funnny pics but i want to talk about dolphins now so here I go with some dolphin facts!!! =