Author: Industrial & Management Systems Eng

10 Fun Manatee Facts
1. Manatees can grow to be 13 feet long
2. Manatees can weigh up to 1300 lbs.
3. Manatees can swim only 5 mph on average
4. Manatees can stay under water for 15 minutes
5. Baby manatees can swim at 1 hour of age
6. Manatees recognize each other by the sounds they make including; squeaking, squealing, and screaming.
7. Baby manatees can weigh 25-80 lbs.
8. Manatees are also called sea cows
9. There are 3 types of manatees
Caribbean Manatee
Amazon Manatee
African Manatee
10. Manatees used to have 4 legs over 60 million years ago.
Manatee Mummery
Why are manatees so wrinkled?
Did you ever try to iron one?
What lies at the bottom of the sea and shakes?
A nervous wreck.
What do you get when you graduate from scuba diving school?
A deep-loma.
What has no beginning middle or end and touches every continent?
The ocean
Why is it so easy to weigh fish?
Because they have their own scales.

General Knowledge
Manatees are endangered species that are very sensitive to humans. Manatees are native to Florida; Average manatees weigh about 1200 pounds and are 10 feet long. Baby manatees are 3 feet long and 75 pounds. Manatees are found in rivers, estuaries, and canals. Tampa bay has an estimated 300 manatees in the winter and 100 in the summer. Manatees feed 8-10 hours a day. Every day the manatee eats an average of 10 percent of their body weight of vegetation each day. Manatees reach maturity at about 5 years old. After 13 months after mating, a female manatee bear 1 calf, twins are rare. Manatees are also warm-blooded.
Some manatees visit TECO power plant during the winter for the warmth exerted from the plant. Christopher Columbus was one of the few people who saw the first glimpse of a manatee. Columbus and the crew mistook it for a Greek mythical creature called Siren.

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