In winter, the marine mammals leave the colder offshore waters of the Atlantic Ocean and head to the warmer nearshore and ...

When it comes to clean, clear water, Crystal River ranks among the best in the world. That’s why owners of Crystal River Manatee Fun decided to open one of the best manatee tours around. During these ...

Also known as “sea cows,” manatees are the largest ocean herbivore. 4. The elephant is the closest living relative to manatees. Manatees evolved from the same land animals as elephants over 50 ...

As manatee sightings and maybe numbers in NC increase, officials say people need to learn to observe but leave the docile, ...

In winter, the marine mammals leave the colder offshore waters of the Atlantic Ocean and head to the warmer nearshore and inshore estuaries, streams, canals and inlets. You can see manatees off ...

Manatees are a well-known staple of Florida waters, where they’ve been seen cavorting with dolphin pods, forming chaotic “mating balls”, and even being the victims of political graffiti.

Manatees are known as the cows of the sea ... Columbus likely saw when he reported seeing mermaids swimming in the ocean near the Dominican Republic in 1493 - although the supposed mermaids ...

Real, from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, to ask themselves: “have Antillean manatees entered the Eastern Pacific Ocean?” In other words, has a marine mammal that is native to ...

Her family owns an animal farm in Plant City, and they seek out ways to be closer to wildlife any chance they can. “They’re ...

Manatees are large marine mammals that live ... likely seeking warmth from the discharged water, Tift said. The ocean water temperature at Johnnie Mercers Pier in Wrightsville Beach was just ...

“As global climate change continues to create warmer ocean temperatures, this is creating more suitable habitat areas for manatees along the Atlantic coast, causing them to venture farther away ...