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  2. Manatee - Wikipedia

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    In relation to the threat posed by humans, predation does not present a significant threat to manatees. [15] When threatened, the manatee's response is to dive as deeply as it can, suggesting that threats have most frequently come from land dwellers such as humans rather than from other water-dwelling creatures such as caimans or sharks. [15]

  3. West Indian manatee - Wikipedia

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    Manatees do not have incisors; these have been replaced by horny gingival plates. [50] Some individuals may also inadvertently eat invertebrates (such as small aquatic insects and crustaceans) and will eat fish both in captivity and in the wild. [47] [48] Manatees are nonruminants with an enlarged hindgut. Unlike other hindgut fermenters, such ...

  4. African manatee - Wikipedia

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    At certain times each year, the Niger River dries up due to the hot temperatures and lack of rain. Many manatees migrate there during the rainy season. When the water dries up the manatees are unable to get to other bodies of water. [19] Manatees do not have many true predators. Apart from humans, they are threatened by sharks, crocodiles, and ...

  5. Please don’t call the cops on mating manatees, Florida ...

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    Violating federal protection laws for manatees can incur fines up to $100,000 or up to a year in prison, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

  6. Manatee conservation - Wikipedia

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    This individual inspects a kayak situation. Manatees are large marine mammals that inhabit slow rivers, canals, saltwater bays, estuaries, and coastal areas.They are a migratory species, inhabiting the Florida waters during the winter and moving as far north as Virginia and into the Chesapeake Bay, sometimes seen as far north as Baltimore, Maryland and as far west as Texas in the warmer summer ...

  7. Massive manatee rests on back, drinks dropping water - AOL

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    It’s doing this because manatees can’t drink salt water. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us. Mail. Sign in ...

  8. Sirenia - Wikipedia

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    Manatees can also inhale these brevotoxins from the surface of the water as they come up for air, leading to respiratory symptoms and even drowning. [75] Manatee die-offs from exposure to red tide toxins were recorded by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission in southwest Florida in 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, and 2013.

  9. Will Florida manatees be listed as an endangered species ...

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    In the wake of thousands of Florida manatee deaths in recent years, federal wildlife officials Wednesday announced they will launch a new scientific review to determine whether the animal should ...