The two slow-moving mammals joined the zoo last year. The new sloth habitat comes as work continues on the zoo's $52 million ...

Manatees are some of our favorite animals and these manatee facts prove why! They have such a peaceful and calm nature, they love warm water, and they spend most of their day eating – what’s ...

Hesch said the speeding boaters are putting the manatee habitat at risk. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said during winter months, manatees travel to canals since they are ...

Roff also said climate change and degradation of the manatee's habitat should be sufficient to re-classify them as endangered. READ MORE: Power plants keep Florida manatees warm. What happens when ...

Floridians love manatees. The marine animals, lovingly known as "sea cows" or "gentle giants," spend the winters swimming in ...

Officers notified animal care specialists with The Bishop Museum of Science and Nature’s Parker Manatee Rehabilitation Habitat, whose team carefully removed the manatee with help of the ...

You can also get a bird's-eye view of the area by climbing up the stairs to the 50-foot viewing tower, located halfway down the Manatee Viewing Center's habitat loop trail. Recent visitors ...

But they continue to be threatened by loss of warm-water habitat, collisions with boats and ships, and periodic die-offs from red tides and cold weather events. Can you touch or pet a manatee?

The new sloth habitat comes as work continues on the zoo's $52 million Rezoovenation campaign to add a reimagined entrance, manatee exhibit and more to enhance animal welfare as well as the ...

Floridians love manatees. The marine animals, lovingly known as "sea cows" or "gentle giants," spend the winters swimming in rivers, bays, canals, estuaries and coastal areas from Nov. 15 to March 31.