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Biologists, together with partners and the public, have been responding to reports of stranded manatees in Florida, the United States, following Hurricane Helene.
Details About Manatees
Manatees are aquatic mammals classified as Sirenia. This category includes dugongs.
Dugongs and manatees have extremely similar appearances and behaviours, but there is one major difference: their tails.
Manatees have paddle-shaped tails, whilst dugongs have fluked tails, giving them a whale-like look.
Habitat- Manatees live in shallow, swampy coastal regions and rivers.
Manatees are classified into three species or kinds.
The Amazonian manatee dwells in the Amazon River and fresh water in South America. This species exclusively lives in freshwater.
The African manatee inhabits tropical West Africa.
The Caribbean manatee lives in Florida and the West Indies.
Adult manatees may reach a length of 15 feet (4.6 meters) and weigh 1,660 kilogrammes.
All three manatee species are dull grey, blackish, or brown in hue, with strong tapering bodies that culminate in a flat rounded tail utilised for forward propulsion.
The forelimbs are changed into flippers, and there have no rear limbs.
To breathe, they must swim to the water's surface.
Lifespan- 50-60 years.
They are herbivores. They feed on the seabed and consume seagrasses, earning them the nickname "sea cow".
They graze for up to eight hours every day and ingest 4 to 9 percent of their body weight on watery plants.
Aside from mothers and their young, or males pursuing a receptive female, manatees are mainly solitary creatures.
Conservation Status- The IUCN's Red List of Threatened Species classifies all three manatee species as 'vulnerable'.
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