Preferred habitats are coastal areas, canals, rivers, estuaries, and saltwater bays. Manatees undertake extensive seasonal migrations which vary with water temperatures. Consequently, …

West Indian manatees prefer shallow, slow-moving waters of rivers, estuaries, saltwater bays, canals, and coastal areas. They can move easily between freshwater and saltwater …

The West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus), also known as the North American manatee, is a large, aquatic mammal native to warm coastal areas of the Caribbean, from the Eastern …

The West Indian manatee is a large herbivorous (plant-eating) marine mammal. There are two subspecies of West Indian manatees: the Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris) …

West Indian manatees live in estuarine, fresh and marine waters. The Antillean subspecies stay further out in the sea than their Florida cousins. They are a solitary creature, rarely forming …

The West Indian manatee can be found along coasts and inland waters of the southeastern United States, eastern Mexico, the Greater Antilles (Hispaniola, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Jamaica), …

The West Indian and West African manatees inhabit rivers, bays, canals, estuaries, and coastal areas rich in seagrass and other vegetation. They can live in fresh, saline (salt), and brackish …

West Indian manatees, Trichechus manatus (Linnaeus, 1758), aka American, Antillean, Caribbean, North American or Florida manatees and sea cows, are large, gray-brown aquatic …

Meet the West Indian Manatee (Trichechus manatus) including their appearance, diet, habitat, range, lifespan, breeding and behavior.

West Indian manatees live in the coastal waters, including rivers and estuaries, of southeastern United States, Central and South America, and the Caribbean. They can be found in both …