In 1493, Christopher Columbus mistook three manatees for mermaids. They’re “not half as beautiful as they are painted,” he ...

Over the course of two decades, dolphins have been found to attack the babies of manatees, their cousin species. During this period, the oddly aggressive behavior has been spotted 10 times.

Boat hits are a leading cause of sea turtle strandings and manatee injuries and deaths. A baby manatee swimming beside its mother comes to the surface to breathe, at Manatee Lagoon, a free ...