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Various human activities threaten manatee populations. There is some cultural significance in certain areas of South America and the Caribbean that manatees are used as a food source since pre-Columbian times. In these areas and the Amazon basin manatees are a center point if folklore and local myths since before European expansion.
The reality is everyone is at fault, and we need to transcend the politics of culpability that have brought manatees to the brink. That’s why we need an unprecedented, massive effort toward ...
A cryoprotectant is a substance used to protect biological tissue from freezing damage (i.e. that due to ice formation). Arctic and Antarctic insects, fish and amphibians create cryoprotectants (antifreeze compounds and antifreeze proteins) in their bodies to minimize freezing damage during cold winter periods. Cryoprotectants are also used to ...
Unlike other hindgut fermenters, such as the horse, manatees efficiently extract nutrients, particularly cellulose, from the aquatic plants in their diet. Manatees have a large gastrointestinal tract with contents measuring about 23% of its total body mass. In addition, the passage rate of food is very long (about seven days). [51]
November is Manatee Appreciation Month, but in Margaritaville we appreciate these gentle loving sea critters all year long. Case in point, Jimmy Buffett is the co-founder of Save the Manatee Club ...
The FWC rescued a critically cold-stressed manatee in Lake Harris this week. Warning signs of cold stress include visible ribs, bleached skin and sores.
There are two common techniques of cryopreservation: slow freezing and vitrification. Slow freezing helps eliminate the risk of intracellular ice crystals. [16] If ice crystals form in the cells, there can be damage or destruction of genetic material. Vitrification is the process of freezing without the formation of ice crystals. [17]
Christmas wishes: Here's what clean-water nonprofits need to advocate for the St. Lucie River and Indian River Lagoon - and how you can help them.