Manatees are some of our favorite animals and these manatee facts prove why! They have such a peaceful and calm nature, they ...

Video above: Manatees gather at the Manatee Viewing Center as water temperatures drop TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Florida saw over 500 manatee deaths in 2024, according to data from the Florida Fish ...

The research institute says it is a likely sign of increased birth, meaning more manatees are recovering and reproducing. Over half of the calf deaths were reported in the Indian River Lagoon ...

They use their eyesight to find the food. Female manatees become sexually mature at four to five years of age. Mothers give birth to a single calf once every two to five years. Only rarely do they ...

Gestation lasts from 12 to 14 months, and the mother and calf will remain together for up to two years. Manatees will breed year round whenever conditions are favorable. LIFE CYCLE: Manatees may live ...

Florida's manatees will likely remain a threatened species. Federal environmental regulators won't recommended increasing their protections as an endangered species.

Jason Gulley (USA) gazes through clear water at a manatee and a calf adrift among eelgrass. Jason has photographed many manatee mother-and-calf pairs. The expression on the calf’s face and the bubbles ...

putting the animals on track to double the five-year average for deaths of recently born manatees. As research into calf deaths continues, biologists have warned of malnutrition’s long-lasting health ...

As red tide counts fall in Southwest Florida, Florida Fish and Wildlife suspects the toxic algae killed a manatee and a dolphin earlier this month. The 9-foot male manatee carcass was collected ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Florida saw over 500 manatee deaths in 2024, according to data from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. Last year, 565 manatee deaths were reported, which ...