Do Manatees Need to Drink Fresh Water?
Manatees do not drink salt water, even though they swim in salt, brackish and freshwater. They can go without fresh water for extended periods but eventually need it for hydration.
However, experts do not recommend humans feeding them water.
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Manatees do not drink salt water, even though they swim in salt, brackish and freshwater. They can go without fresh water for extended periods but eventually need it for hydration.
However, experts do not recommend humans feeding them water.
#manatees
November 10, 2025 at 6:25 AM
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November 8, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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Sun is rising.
Coffee is made.
And the Manatees have their Sunday breakfast.
Good Morning, America!
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Coffee is made.
And the Manatees have their Sunday breakfast.
Good Morning, America!
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November 9, 2025 at 11:57 AM
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Manatees in Jamaica are considered highly endangered, with a small, likely declining population estimated at only 14 to 30 individuals. eDNA studies could assess locations where manatees are difficult to visually identify (e.g., remote areas and/or dark water).
November 10, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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I looooove manatees!!!
November 11, 2025 at 7:38 AM
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That’s how that leap happened! Because the folklore mermaid article did a good job exploring ways the historical accounts resemble animals like dugong.
Which I love, because every time I look at the related manatees at the zoo I get to think “you really don’t look like a mermaid, gotta say”
Which I love, because every time I look at the related manatees at the zoo I get to think “you really don’t look like a mermaid, gotta say”
November 11, 2025 at 3:58 AM
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There are no specific reports of the impact of Hurricane Melissa on endangered manatees in Jamaica; however, based on data from other hurricanes, manatees typically seek shelter in wetlands and mangroves, which provide some protection from storms. #WetTribe #TidetotheOcean #ManateeMonday #Jamaica
November 10, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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The PBE Copa identity for tonight is for the New York Voyagers. For this program, they become the Manatíes de Nueva York (New York Manatees) The idea here is to tie in with Puerto Rico and Puerto Rican culture and one of the unique animals that swim in the waters of Puerto Rico are manatees!
November 12, 2025 at 1:05 AM
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Time to tuck in the manatees.
Sweet Dreams, America (and Spain).
See you in the morning!
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Sweet Dreams, America (and Spain).
See you in the morning!
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November 4, 2025 at 1:14 AM
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#SciArt Spotlight 🎨 Florida Pleistocene
This exhibit painting brings to life what the marine environments around Florida might have looked like during the Pleistocene.
🗝️ Check out the species in the art + key, and related fossils from our collections:
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This exhibit painting brings to life what the marine environments around Florida might have looked like during the Pleistocene.
🗝️ Check out the species in the art + key, and related fossils from our collections:
www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/exhibits/blo...
November 6, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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Manatees don’t belong in tanks 🇲🇽
Sign & Share 👇
Sign & Share 👇
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Mexico: Ban Manatee Captivity
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November 4, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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chai is trying to help coco learn how to do small talk, but we could use the lessons too!!!
…and coco? you can talk to us about mermaids anytime 🐚
#ACNH #AnimalCrossing #LohlasAstaria
…and coco? you can talk to us about mermaids anytime 🐚
#ACNH #AnimalCrossing #LohlasAstaria
November 5, 2025 at 7:19 AM
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Sat on a random bench for a pause from cycling and saw manatees in the wild yesterday. Jekyll Island, GA rules.
November 4, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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Snorkled with Manatees in Crystal River ,Fl several years ago.
Incredible experience!
Incredible experience!
November 4, 2025 at 12:27 AM
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Beautiful video. Thanks for sharing. I just learned yesterday that manatees and elephants are related.
November 4, 2025 at 1:41 AM
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Sage Ni'Ja Whitson's Transtrarrestrial is a trip! The book is arranged such that you have to reorient it, and/or your body, to read what's on a given page. A movement scholar practitioner, for real! Your fave could always
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November 6, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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2026 goals:
- learn to surf
- go to Blue Springs State Park to see the manatees
- improve my ukulele skills
- more karaoke
- become a library director in my system
- move out full-time
- bask more in my magnificence
- learn to surf
- go to Blue Springs State Park to see the manatees
- improve my ukulele skills
- more karaoke
- become a library director in my system
- move out full-time
- bask more in my magnificence
November 1, 2025 at 11:40 AM
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I’m distraught over the state of the country, but let’s take a moment to appreciate that there are manatees in the canal outside my window and there is still a lot of beauty in the world.
November 3, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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Day 308!
For this month, I'll be doing airships and airship adjacent things... Here's some sky manatees.
#Art #DigitalArt #Illustration #DailyDrawing #SkyIsland
For this month, I'll be doing airships and airship adjacent things... Here's some sky manatees.
#Art #DigitalArt #Illustration #DailyDrawing #SkyIsland
November 2, 2025 at 8:03 AM
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I absolutely get how hard it is to write a book when you know your skill level isn't high enough to pull it off the way you want... but the way you get better is by writing more books.
Here's some of my learning novels that never got published.
1. Endangerous: killer manatees attack during a storm
Here's some of my learning novels that never got published.
1. Endangerous: killer manatees attack during a storm
There are people who say “I would sell my soul to write a book that good” who aren’t willing to write the four or five shitty books that stand between them and the good one.
October 30, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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🚬thuis is just like manatees .......
October 31, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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Time to put the manatees to bed, dim the torch, and turn in for the night.
Sweet Dreams, America!
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Sweet Dreams, America!
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October 30, 2025 at 1:13 AM
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Manatees eating mangrove leaves at the water's edge. Manatees eat any kind of vegetation they can find or reach, not just sea grass. During high tides they are often able to reach lawn grass and other vegetation.
#nature #animals #awesome #wildlife #naturephotography #florida
#nature #animals #awesome #wildlife #naturephotography #florida
October 28, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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MANATEES ARE ON THE MOVE! Cooler temps mean these gentle giants are making their way through the St. Johns River to warm-water refuges like Blue Spring State Park. When water temps drop below 68°F, they depend on Florida’s springs to stay warm and survive.
📍 Blue Spring State Park
📍 Blue Spring State Park
October 28, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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I just read that they are related to elephants and manatees, only not as big as either.
October 28, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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