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	Manatee - MSN Encarta
		Manatee, common name for each of three species of a large water mammal, popularly called a sea cow because it grazes on marine grasses and other water plants.
		Manatees have a slower metabolism than other mammals of similar size, which sharply reduces their energy requirements.
		The Amazonian manatee is classified as Trichechus inunguis, the West African manatee as Trichechus senegalensis, and West Indian manatee as Trichechus manatus.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761575938/Manatee.html (439 words)

	Manatee
		Manatees are thought to live 50 to 60 years in the wild.
		manatee weighs 1,500 to 1,800 pounds and measures ten to 12 feet in length.
		Manatees take up residence primarily in Florida's coastal waters during winter and migrate either as far north as the Carolinas or as far west as Louisiana during the summer months.
	www.npca.org /marine_and_coastal/marine_wildlife/manatee.asp (212 words)

	Tampa Electric - About
		The Florida manatee is a large, plant-eating, warm-blooded marine mammal found in Florida's shallow coastal waters, rivers and springs.
		The manatee is generally a slow moving creature and is content to simply glide along, moving forward by using its tail and steering by using both its tail and flippers.
		Manatees are a migratory species and Tampa Bay is home to more than 200 manatees during the winter and approximately 100 manatees during the summer.
	www.tampaelectric.com /TEEVMVCFloridaManatee.cfm (804 words)

	Manatee
		The manatee's closest relative is the elephant and hyrax (a small furry animal that resembles a rodent).
		Manatee population trends are poorly known, but deaths have increased steadily (6.1 percent a year, exponential regression, 1976 to 1991).
		The second objective is to identify and minimize alteration, degradation, and destruction of habitats important to the survival and recovery of the Puerto Rico manatee population.
	www.strawberrylady.com /endangered/Manatee (1256 words)

	Manatee (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Manatees use their short front flippers and there flexible lips in feeding.
		The manatees nostrils are located a the top of the muzzle, or head region.
		Manatees are slow moving animals that do not go on deep dives.
	www.aquariumofniagara.org /aquarium/manatee.htm (409 words)

	Bagheera: An Endangered Species and Endangered Animal Online Education Resource
		The manatee is a large, bulky aquatic mammal with flippered forelimbs and a spatula-shaped tail.
		Manatees are slow, near-surface swimmers, and the number of collisions with motorboats is increasing at an alarming rate.
		Manatees spend hours grazing underwater everyday, and they can be very exciting to watch in their natural habitat.
	bagheera.com /inthewild/van_anim_manatee.htm (1129 words)

	Manatee
		Description: West Indian manatees are large, gray-brown aquatic mammals with bodies that taper to a flat, paddle- shaped tail.
		Manatees are believed to have evolved from a wading, plant-eating animal.
		The West Indian manatee is related to the West African manatee, the Amazonian manatee, the dugong, and Steller's sea cow, which was hunted to extinction in 1768.
	www.geocities.com /Heartland/5960/manatee.html (592 words)

	Animal Info - American Manatee
		The American manatee is a large, cylindrically shaped mammal, with forelimbs modified into flippers, no free hindlimbs, and the rear of the body in the form of a flat, rounded, horizontal paddle.
		The order that includes manatees, Sirenia, is named for these legendary female "sirens." It is supposed that the three "mermaids" that Columbus reported in his ships' logs were American manatees, the first record of the species in literature.
		Most manatees appear to be nomadic and to move hundreds of kilometers, pausing for days, weeks, months, or seasons in estuaries and rivers that supply their needs.
	www.animalinfo.org /species/tricmana.htm (3106 words)

	The Florida Manatee
		The Florida manatee is on the brink of extinction.
		Manatees are grayish brown in color, oftentimes influenced by the growth of algae on their thick and wrinkled skin.
		Manatees travel through freshwater, brackish and saltwater environments, reaching as far west as Louisiana and as far north as Maryland during summer.
	www.ecofloridamag.com /archived/manatees.htm (1430 words)

	Manatees in Florida
		Manatees are a large, slow-moving marine mammal that inhabit warm tropical and subtropical waters of North and South America and Africa.
		Manatees eat by using their divided upper lip, which is very flexible, to grasp and take in sea grass and floating freshwater plants.
		Manatees are completely herbivorous and can eat 10-15% of their body weight daily, or 100 to 150 pounds of vegetation for a 1,000-pound manatee.
	www.realestatesarasota.net /manatee (1098 words)

	Manatee fact page
		Manatees have a nictitating membrane which is an extra inner eyelid protecting the eye.
		Manatees breed year-round, but most calves are born in the spring and summer.
		Captive rehabilitation enables the study of aspects of manatee biology that would be difficult or impossible to study in the wild.
	www.colszoo.org /animalareas/shores/manatee_fact_pg/manatee.html (801 words)

	Manatee (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Manatees are also threatened by water pollution, particularly engine oil and residential and agricultural pesticide, herbicide, and fertilizer use in areas near their habitat.
		In addition to the Florida manatee, there are three other types, all of which live in tropical or sub-tropical coastal areas of the Atlantic Ocean or nearby in brackish or fresh inland waterways.
		Although facial similarities once led scientists to believe that manatees and walruses were closely related, biochemical protein analysis suggests that the closest modern relatives of sirenians are elephants, aardvarks, and hyraxes (a small mammal).
	florida.sierraclub.org /turtlecoast/Home/Manatee.htm (825 words)

	The Manatee Cafe - Manatee Facts
		Manatees can be found in shallow, slow moving rivers, estuaries, canals, salt water bays and coastal areas, particularly where sea grass beds flourish.
		The manatee has a large seal-like body that tapers to a beaver-like tail.
		THE MANATEE CAFE is proud to support the efforts to save this gentle species from total extinction by contributing a portion of its proceeds to this worth cause.
	www.manateecafe.com /manafact.htm (226 words)

	Manatee - Enchanted Learning Software
		Manatees live their lives in the warm, shallow waters along the coast, in estuaries, and in canals.
		Manatees are found along the Gulf coast of America (wintering in Florida), and in many waterways in South America.
		Manatees have "marching molars," flat-surface grinding teeth that grow in at the back of the jaw and then migrate towards the front.
	www.enchantedlearning.com /subjects/mammals/manatee/index.shtml (583 words)

	Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park - Manatee Fact Sheet
		The West Indian manatee can also be found in the coastal and inland waterways of Central and South America as far south as Recife, Brazil.
		Manatees are completely herbivorous and can eat 10-15% of their body weight daily.
		Manatees are believed to have evolved from a wading, plant-eating animal, and share a common ancestor with the elephant.
	www.citrusdirectory.com /hsswp/manatees/fact.html (338 words)

	What is a manatee?
		Florida manatees, a subspecies of the West Indian manatee, dine on manatee grass, turtle grass, and water hyacinth.
		Manatees are mostly solitary creatures, but they sometimes gather in unorganized groups of a dozen or more.
		Manatees can renew about 90% of the air in their lungs in a single breath (humans renew only about 10%).
	www.seaworld.org /animal-info/info-books/manatee/what-is-a-manatee.htm (583 words)

	NatureWorks - West Indian Manatee (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The West Indian manatee is an aquatic mammal.
		The West Indian manatee is usually silent but it does vocalize with squeals, chirps, and screams.
		The West Indian manatee is an endangered species in the United States.
	www.nhptv.org /natureworks/manatee.htm (443 words)

	Where to Find Manatees (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Miami, FL --The Miami Seaquarium is a manatee rehabilitation facility.
		Bradenton, FL --The Parker Manatee Aquarium at the South Florida Museum is the home of Snooty, the oldest captive manatee in Florida.
		The majority of manatees at this location are "known individuals," recognizable by their unique scar patterns.
	www.floridaconservation.org /psm/manatee/florida.htm (590 words)

	Manatees
		Manatees are large marine mammals weighing up to 2000 pounds and reaching more than 12 feet in length.
		Manatees are well suited to their slow aquatic life.
		Manatees are mature and able to breed at about 10 years of age.
	www.thewildones.org /Animals/manatee.html (951 words)

	SOFIA Kid's Page - Critters - West Indian Manatee
		West Indian manatees are large, aquatic animals that are gray-brown in color.
		Manatees are commonly found in shallow rivers, estuaries, saltwater bays, canals and coastal areas, particularly where seagrass beds are located.
		Manatees are migratory and concentrate in Florida in the winter.
	sofia.usgs.gov /virtual_tour/kids/critters/manatee.html (148 words)

	Main Page - Manatee Springs State Park » Florida State Parks
		Manatee Springs is a place to escape from technology!
		In winter, manatees swim upriver to spend the night in the warm waters of the headspring.
		Manatee Springs State Park is located at the end of S.R. 320, off U.S. 98, six miles west of Chiefland.
	www.floridastateparks.org /manateesprings/default.cfm (451 words)

	Manatee tours, manatee swim, manatee dive, manatee snorkeling at Crystal Lodge Dive Center in Crystal River Florida
		Located in Crystal River of Citrus County Florida, (manatee tour capital of the world) Crystal Lodge Dive Center is a full service manatee dive center.
		Manatee snorkeling, manatee diving, manatee swim, SCUBA certification, specialty classes, check out dives, resort courses, boat rentals, airboat rides, glass bottom kayak rentals, guided sight seeing tours, fishing guide services and our world famous Manatee Tours are some of the services offered at the Crystal Lodge Dive Center.
		The manatee dive center is stocked with all the manatee dive and manatee snorkeling equipment as well as gifts, t-shirts and souvenirs the visitor could want.
	www.manatee-central.com (208 words)

	Manatee Memorial Hospital
		Manatee Memorial earned this distinction after the Joint Commission conducted an on-site review in May.
		Neither Manatee Memorial Hospital, or any of their affiliates, nor any contributors shall have any liability for the content or any errors or omissions in the information provided by this Web site.
		Manatee Memorial Hospital is owned and operated by a subsidiary of UHS, one of the nation's largest hospital management companies.
	www.manateememorial.com (533 words)

	AustinExperience.com - Manatee
		But somehow, when everything is pulled together, Manatee's offering to the world, Music is Useless, is pretty impressive.
		Head to the Manatee website, listen to some of the music, and decide for yourself that you do need to check these guys out live.
		Like many good Austin bands, you need to make a point to see these guys while Austin is considered home, and not simply a stopping point on tour.
	www.austinexperience.com /music/spotlight/manatee/manatee.htm (378 words)

	Manatee Tours Florida Manatee Swims Swimming with Manatee Florida
		All tours are educational and conducted with respect to the manatees first.
		We show the Fish and Wildlife "Manatee Manners" video, and give a thorough briefing of laws before boarding and during the tour.
		Captains enter the water BEFORE the snorkelers to make sure there are receptive manatees in the area.
	www.birdsunderwater.com (433 words)

	Manatee County Clerk of Circuit Court and Comptroller
		Manatee County Clerk of Circuit Court and Comptroller
		Manatee County Receives Outstanding Achievement in Financial Reporting Award
		Manatee County Teen Court Celebrates 15 years of service to the youth of Manatee County
	www.manateeclerk.com (474 words)

	Manatee - HeraldTribune.com \| Southwest Florida's Information Leader (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Manatee, Sarasota, Charlotte and DeSoto county high schools are represented in this special section.
		MANATEE — Authorities say a 29-year-old man beat his 3-year-old daughter, bruising and welting her back, then blamed the girl's injuries on her.
		A new Catholic order of nuns and laypeople is serving special-needs children, jail inmates and the homeless in Sarasota and Manatee counties.
	www.heraldtribune.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?CATEGORY=NEWS0102 (257 words)

	Bradenton and Manatee County Florida EDC
		"Manatee County was the leading county in the state of Florida with a job growth rate of 19.68% from 2002-2006." (Source: Florida Trend, Economic Yearbook 2006)
		CONTACT US The Economic Development Council, Manatee Chamber of Commerce, is the only organization in Manatee County responsible for attracting and retaining "value-added" business within the community.
		Through a collaborative effort between "value-added" business, education, and workforce-related agencies, the EDC is able to promote linkages of resources and implementation of innovative workforce programs designed to help local employers maintain a viable, skilled workforce.
	www.manateeedc.com (139 words)

	Journey North Manatees
		Our group is researching the manatee as we track the migration this spring.
		We have researched Manatees and found that female manatees give birth to one baby.
		During the summer and fall of 1996, a lot of manatees died in Florida.
	www.learner.org /jnorth/search/Manatee.html (674 words)

	Amazon.com: Manatee: Books: Rei Ohara,Akemi Hotta (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		One of nature's strangest and most lovable creatures, manatees have wide, sausage-like bodies that end in a broad, powerful tail, making them look like a whimsical cross between a walrus and a tremendous beaver.
		Manatee presents the best collection of photographs yet taken of these elusive and endearing sea mammals, capturing their adorable expressions and peaceful vegetarian ways.
		Taken on Florida's Crystal River, the photographs in Manatee present a rare and affectionate portrait of a reclusive species, the animals thought to be the basis of the mermaid legend.
	www.amazon.com /Manatee-Akemi-Hotta/dp/0811819205 (1070 words)

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