Manatees popped up at a boat marina in Murrells Inlet, SC. The marina manager said it is not the first time boaters spotted ...

Manatees love fresh water and a group of the sea cows that came to the Calusa Marina in Goodland got some snoutfulls. However, doing this is illegal.

The manatees were drinking fresh water and appeared to enjoy being sprayed with a hose. Manatees, nicknamed "sea cows," can eat up to 150 pounds of vegetation per day.

A manatee in Crystal River swims along the surface of the water, creating a reflection. As Hurricane Milton approaches, Crystal River wildlife researchers and advocates are concerned about how a ...

It’s somewhat surreal to see the state fighting to make manatees’ survival less certain — especially after a decade that has ...

The manatees were drinking fresh water and appeared to enjoy being sprayed with a hose. Manatees, nicknamed "sea cows," can eat up to 150 pounds of vegetation per day. The snowbirds are heading north ...

The organization, which maintains a manatee sighting database, asks that all sightings be reported to 1-800-9MAMMAL. It also warns to never provide fresh water via hoses or other sources as it is ...

Manatees are slow-moving, seagrass-eating marine mammals. Florida manatees spend up to eight hours a day grazing on seagrasses and other marine or freshwater vegetation, consuming up to 10% of ...

Some Florida manatees travel through the ocean around the US, from Texas to as far north as Delaware. But the mammals also spend a lot of time in freshwater rivers, according to the National ...

Manatees popped up at a boat marina in Murrells Inlet, SC. The marina manager said it is not the first time boaters spotted ...

Seagrass is salt-tolerant vegetation, and Vallisneria, commonly called eelgrass, is a freshwater vegetation. So, either of these receiving an influx of the other water is deadly to the vegetation.