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.

Do not feed the manatee or give it freshwater. Manatees eat vegetation on the sea floor, primarily eel grass in Rhode Island. They need to consume freshwater, ...

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 ...

This is only the sixth confirmed manatee sighting in Southern New England since 1995. Experts are monitoring the animal in case it needs rescue. This manatee has been taking a tour of RI's salt ponds.

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 ...

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.