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	West Indian Manatee - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Based on genetic and morphological studies, the West Indian Manatee is divided into two sub-species, the Florida Manatee and the Antillean Manatee (or Caribbean Manatee).
		Manatees are not territorial and do not have complex predator avoidance behavior, as they have evolved in areas without natural predators.
		The West Indian Mantee is an opportunistic feeder, with large adults feasting on nearly 100 kg of sea grasses and plant leaves daily.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/West_Indian_Manatee (544 words)

	Manatee Facts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		West Indian manatees are large, gray aquatic mammals with bodies that taper to a flat, paddle-shaped tail.
		The West Indian manatee is related to the West African manatee, the Amazonian manatee, the dugong, and to the Steller's sea cow, which was hunted to extinction in 1768.
		West Indian manatees in the United States are protected under federal law by the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 and the Endangered Species Act of 1973, which make it illegal to harass, hunt, capture, or kill any marine mammal.
	www.savethemanatee.org /manfcts.htm (712 words)

	The West Indian Manatee (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The West Indian manatee or sea cow is a large, plant-eating aquatic mammal that has inhabited the earth for centuries, yet only two thousand of these majestic creatures are known to be in existence at the present time.
		Manatees also have been crushed and/or drowned in canal locks and flood control structures, or died from ingestion of fish hooks, litter and nylon fishing line, entanglement in crab and fishing line, vandalism (carving initials on their backs, etc),also mans' pollution is destroying their natural habitat.
		West Indian Manatees are protected in the United States on a federal level by the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, and the Endangered Species Act of 1973.
	www.ochs.orecity.k12.or.us /departments/science/species/west_Indian_manatee.html (1846 words)

	West Indian manatee (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The West Indian manatee may be active throughout the day or night.
		As a species, the West Indian manatee is classified as vulnerable by the IUCN (1996).
		Humans are the only enemy of the manatee, and encounters with powerboats in Florida are often serious, with large gauges from the propellers severely wounding these gentle animals.
	www.ultimateungulate.com /Sirenia/Trichechus_manatus.html (688 words)

	Florida (West Indian) Manatee - Bagheera
		The manatee is a large, bulky aquatic mammal with flippered forelimbs and a spatula-shaped tail.
		Manatees are one of four living species in the Order Sirenia, which also includes the West African manatee, the Amazonian manatee, and the dugong.
		Manatees are slow, near-surface swimmers, and the number of collisions with motorboats is increasing at an alarming rate.
	www.bagheera.com /inthewild/van_anim_manatee.htm (1112 words)

	West Indian Manatee (Sea Cow) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Manatees spend most of their time feeding (6 to 8 hours a day) and resting (2 to 12 hours a day) and can remain submerged and feed, surfacing every 3 to 5 minutes to breath.
		Manatees depend on seagrasses for food therefore the loss of this floral beds have adversely affected their survival.
		The objective of Operation Sea cow was to manage the remaining population of manatees in Jamaica and to assess the possibilities of holding small captive populations for display, education and breeding.
	grid2.cr.usgs.gov /cepnet/jamaica/NRCAWEB/biodiversity/Species/MANATEE.HTM (1021 words)

	West Indian Manatee (Endangered Species), Wildlife Species Information: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
		Manatee fat was used for lamp oil, bones were used for medicinal purposes, and the hide for leather.
		Manatees that survive such encounters carry distinctive scars (in fact, biologists studying the manatee use the scars as ways of identifying individual manatees).
		The manatee was listed as an endangered species in 1967 (under a law that preceded the Endangered Species Act of 1973), meaning it is considered in danger of extinction throughout all or a significant portion of its range.
	www.fws.gov /species/species_accounts/bio_mana.html (1157 words)

	West Indian Manatee (Trichechus manatus)
		West Indian manatees are found in rivers, estuaries, and coastal areas of the tropical and subtropical New World from the southeastern United States coast along Central America and the West Indies to the northern coastline of South America.
		Manatees are extremely rare in Texas although near the turn of the century they apparently were not uncommon in the Laguna Madre.
		Manatees are opportunistic, aquatic herbivores that feed exclusively on aquatic vegetation, although captive animals have eaten lawn grass, dandelions, palmetto, and garden vegetables.
	www.nsrl.ttu.edu /tmot1/tricmana.htm (529 words)

	West Indian Manatee (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Manatees are gentle, non aggressive, non territorial herbivores that spend most of their time feeding (6 to 8 hours a day), and resting (2 to 12 hours a day).
		Male manatees are also known as bull manatees and probably reach sexual maturity at about nine or ten years of age.
		The Florida Manatee Sanctuary Act of 1978 is state legislation establishing Florida as a sanctuary for manatees.
	www.wakullacounty.com /wakulla-20.htm (769 words)

	Georgia DNR, Wildlife Resources Division - Mammal Conservation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus), one of only four species of sirenians that exist in the world, is the only member of the order Sirenia that lives in the United States.
		Manatees are most frequently sighted in Georgia waters from April through October in the waters of Camden, Glynn and McIntosh counties, during which time wildlife biologists with the Nongame-Endangered Wildlife Program monitor their activities.
		When possible, manatees are tagged with radio-tracking devices and their feeding and movement habits studied in order to better determine the cause for population declines.
	www.gofishgeorgia.com /content/displaycontent.asp?txtDocument=79&txtPage=3 (344 words)

	West Indian Manatee (Trichechus manatus)
		The West Indian manatee is a uniform gray or brown color.
		The West Indian manatee is an agile swimmer and is capable of complex maneuvers.
		The West Indian manatee is found on the southern coast of the United States and as far south as Brazil.
	www.thebigzoo.com /Animals/West_Indian_Manatee.asp (418 words)

	Species Corner: Manatees (Trichechus manatus spp.) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The average adult West Indian manatee has a cylindrical body and is 3 meters (10 feet) long and weighs 500 kilograms (1,200 pounds).
		The bones are extremely dense and may have an important function as ballast to compensate for the positive buoyancy of their large lungs and the intestinal gas generated during the digestion of plant cellulose.
		West Indian manatees are not especially social, although large groups form near sources of warm water during periods of cold weather and occasionally groups will ride flood control currents "body-surfing".
	www.tmmsn.org /mmgulf/manatee.html (329 words)

	The Marine Mammal Center
		In fact, manatees probably inspired the legends about sirens, or mermaids, who beckoned sailors at sea, as their scientific classification suggests: they are in the Order Sirenia.
		The 2001 manatee population count was 3,276, the highest since the counts began in 1991.
		Manatees are subject to this problem as they are slow moving and often sleep near the water's surface.
	www.tmmc.org /learning/education/mammalinfo/manatee.asp (485 words)

	Pictures of the West Indian manatee\|Trichechus manatus facts
		Within the United States, West Indian manatees are concentrated in Florida in the winter, but in summer months travel as far west as Alabama and as far north as Virginia.
		West Indian manatees are large, aquatic animals that are gray-brown in color.
		PROTECTION West Indian Manatees are protected in the United States on a federal level by the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, and the Endangered Species Act of 1973.
	www.thewebsiteofeverything.com /animals/mammals/Sirenia/Trichechidae/Trichechus/Trichechus-manatus.html (571 words)

	ANIMAL BYTES - West Indian Manatee
		Manatees have a fusiform body shape that is wide throughout the middle region and tapers to a paddle-like tail at the anterior end.
		Manatees have skin that is wrinkled and typically gray in color, although many have greenish or brownish patches due to algae growth on their dorsal region.
		Manatees are usually found at or near the surface.
	www.seaworld.org /animal-info/Animal-Bytes/animalia/eumetazoa/coelomates/deuterostomes/chordata/craniata/mammalia/sirenia/west-indian-manatee.htm (582 words)

	endangered animals - reports
		The West Indian Manatee is one of five types of manatees living throughout the world.
		The West Indian Manatee has several nicknames but the most common is the “sea cow”.
		The West Indian Manatee is a mammal and while it lives in the water it must come to the surface to breath.
	www.tenan.vuurwerk.nl /reports/kedron/jamiemanatee.htm (671 words)

	Endangered and Threatened Species Recovery Program
		Boat-related mortalities and human impacts on the habitat are the two most important threats to the survival of the manatee.
		Manatee sanctuaries at the Crystal River and Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuges have been expanded.
		A plan is needed to facilitate capture and care of injured or sick manatees in the event of a catastrophic episode of extremely cold weather or outbreak of red tide.
	www.npwrc.usgs.gov /resource/distr/others/recoprog/states/species/tricmanf.htm (482 words)

	GORP - Manatees
		Thought to be gentle because it had never had a predator, the West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus) met up with one in the 1500s when Spanish colonists hunted and killed the large sea mammals for their meat, leather, and oil.
		Manatee's range from the waters of Recife, Brazil north to Virginia.
		Manatees are abundant throughout coastal and inland waters of Florida.
	gorp.away.com /gorp/resource/us_nwr/fl/fl_manat.htm (1147 words)

	West Indian Manatee Facts
		Physical Description: The manatee is a large aquatic mammal reaching lengths of over thirteen feet and weighing over three thousand pounds.
		In the US, Manatees swim as far west as Louisiana and Alabama, and while staying mainly in Florida, they have visited Virginia and the Carolinas as well.
		One of the reasons the government took action was because between 1974 and 1991 twenty-five percent of manatee casualties were from watercraft collisions alone and eighty-five percent was the fault of the human race.
	www.manateetours.net /west_indian_manatee_facts.html (549 words)

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		Manatees will occupy highly urbanized areas as long as excessive harassment or mortality does not occur and there is a source of food in the vicinity (39,51,44,46,47).
		Manatees are thought to spend about 5 to 8 hours a day feeding (29,40) and consume about 4 to 11% of their body weight per day in food (49,57,56).
		The primary objective in the recovery of the West Indian manatee is to reestablish and maintain optimum sustainable populations in natural habitats throughout the manatee's historic range in the United States.
	fwie.fw.vt.edu /WWW/esis/lists/e054004.htm (5396 words)

	West Indian Manatee - The Guyana Zoo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Manatees are the world's only truly herbivorous, aquatic mammals.
		At the moment, the zoo has loaned two manatees in a similar waterway clean-up scheme.
		Den Amstel Water Users Association on the West Coast of the Demerara River uses manatees rather than manual human labour to maintain a clear water source.
	www.guyanazoo.org.gy /manatee.htm (137 words)

	Manatee at exZOOberance!
		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.
	www.exzooberance.com /virtual%20zoo/they%20swim/manatee/manatee.htm (454 words)

	MILSTEIN HALL OF OCEAN LIFE \| American Museum of Natural History
		Gentle and solitary, West Indian manatees (Trichechus manatus) wander through both fresh and salt water.
		Manatees also lack hind limbs needed to maneuver on land; born in water, they remain there throughout their lives.
		Most marine mammals eat fish or invertebrates, but manatees feed only on sea grass and other plants growing in shallow water.
	www.amnh.org /exhibitions/permanent/ocean/01_dioramas/g_manatee.php (216 words)

	NatureWorks - West Indian Manatee (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		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)

	Differentdawn.com: West Indian Manatee
		The West Indian Manatee (Trichechus manatus) is one of three species of Manatees on the Endangered Species List, and the only one that lives in North America.
		Manatees usually have a single calf two to five years apart, but twins are not entirely uncommon.
		Manatees are also threatened by the continuing loss of habitat due to the development of waterways.
	differentdawn.com /animals/manatee.html (1110 words)

	West Indian Manatee
		The manatee, whose closest relative is the elephant, defied evolutionary trends by crawling back into the sea.
		The manatee is a herbivore, and the three other surviving members of the manatee species: the Amazonian manatee of South America, the West African Manatee, and the dugong of Australia and the Indian Ocean are the only herbivorous marine mammals alive today.
		Manatees are sighted singly, and in pods, traversing the warm gulf water off South Walton as they travel from one range to another.
	www.beachtobay.org /html/west_indian_manatee.htm (212 words)

	West Indian Manatee (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		West Indian manatees are large, gray-brown aquatic mammals with bodies that taper to a flat, paddle-shaped tail.
		The average adult manatee is about 10 feet long and weighs about 1,000 pounds.
		Other causes of human-related manatee mortalities include being crushed and/or drowned in canal locks and flood control structures; ingestion of fish hooks, litter and monofilament line; entanglement in crab trap lines; and vandalism.
	www.gem.gi /blueeco/danger_spec/manatee.htm (206 words)

	The West Indian Manatee in Florida (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Originally written for Florida Power and Light Company, The West Indian Manatee in Florida was one of the first comprehensive publications written about the manatee.
		Written in 1989 and revised in 2001, it includes the latest statistics on the manatee population in Florida.
		Available in Adobe Acrobat, The West Indian Manatee in Florida remains one of the definitive resources on manatee conservation.
	www.floridaconservation.org /psm/manatee/manateebooklet.htm (62 words)

	Everglades National Park Manatees
		The West Indian manatee is a marine mammal that grows to 1,000 pounds and roams U.S. coastal waters from Louisiana to Virginia.
		Manatees pull up and eat the abundant sea grasses and aquatic plants of the bay, consuming 10 to 15 percent of their body weight a day.
		The statewide manatee population is estimated through aerial surveys conducted during the winter months when animals are found in the state's warmer waters.
	www.nps.gov /ever/eco/manatee.htm (470 words)

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