Manatee

Marine Biology Term Paper The Manatee [pic] Table of Contents Section Pages Introduction 3 Report 4-9 Conclusion 10 Appendix 11-13 Bibliography 14 Introduction Manatees (order Sirenia, genus Trichechus) are the source folklore and possess many unique characteristics. With three recognized species, manatees (along with their relative, the dugong) also possess a unique range, limited mostly

The Manatee. The manatee is a fabulous mammal which inhabits, shallow, warm and marshy coastal areas and rivers in different parts of the world such as West Africa, Amazon basin, Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean sea. Manatees are mostly herbivores and will be found feeding on algae and other vegetation that thrive in these waters. They belong to the species Sirenia which also consists of dugongs with their closest relatives being the elephant. You will also be fascinated to know that these creatures

MANATEE Manatees are marine mammals that breathe air through their nostrils. Their nickname is a sea cow. Manatees are consider for being the basis for the mermaid legend. There are a few species of manatees: the West African, the Amazonian, and the West Indian. They are settle in rivers, in the ocean, and on the shore line of islands. All three species of sirenians are endangered or threatened. The Florida manatee is one of the most endangered marine mammals in the United States. Manatees of

West Indian Manatee The West Indian manatee is one of three species that belong to the family Trichechidae. The West Indian manatee was first described by Linneaus in 1758, however bones from the order that manatees belong to, Sirenia, which have been dated to 45 million years ago have been found in the Florida coast and estuaries. The West Indian manatee was further divided into two subspecies in 1924, the Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus latisrostris) and the Antillean manatee (T. m. manatus)

The manatee has been on the endangered species list since the year 2001. This is caused from pollution in the water, power boats, and slow reproductivity. As a result, humans are putting an effort into saving these sea cows. The Florida Manatee’s scientific name is Manatus latirostris. The scientific genus name Trichechus, means hair in Latin. The name manatee comes from the Haitian word, "manati". A common term for manatees and dugongs is the “sea cow”. This name is

History The Manatee or more commonly known as the “Sea Cow”, can only be found in warmer waters like in Florida and in that area. Manatees are large marine mammals, and they can weigh up to more than 500kg can also grow up to lengths of over 4.5 meters. Now despite their large size, it’s not really uncommon for Manatees to age more than 70 years old. So the manatee spends most of its time grazing the sea grass in the shallow waters they are herbivores and, therefore really only feed on seagrass

Manatees      Quietly, but swiftly, the plump, dark animal glided across the water while making sounds comparable to that of the squeaks and squeals of a whale ("Florida Manatee" 1). Some would say these aquatic mammals are the ugliest thing below the surface, others would say that these animals are beautiful and resemble portly mermaids, but no matter what anybody says about the manatees, they are unique creatures (Ray and Ciampi 315). They are mammals that are

what is killing the Manatee, one can find that the topic can branch off into many different categories of threats. Those threats are listed as follows: human pollution, power plant run offs, canal locks, flood control structures, entanglement in fishing gear, etc. (Reynolds 25). As one can see, this subject can be very broad, therefore this paper serves to concentrate its focus on the specific role that humans and the operation of powerboats play in the decline of the manatee population. Known

in the ocean, and the shoreline of the islands. The name manatee comes from the Taino, a pre-Columbian people of the Caribbean, meaning, and “beast”. The manatees are critically endangered due to human conflicts and red tide; however, concerned

Sirenians Extant marine mammals belonging to the sirenian order include the dugong (Dugong dugon), the West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus), the Amazonian manatee (Trichechus inunguis), and the West African manatee (Trichechus senegalensis). Sirenians are protected internationally by the Specially Protected Areas and Wildlife (SPAW) protocol, the Memorandum of Understanding on the Conservation and Management of Dugongs, and CITES (LaCommare et al. 2012). All extant sirenians are listed under