by Tracey Trombert

manatee

2015-06-16 18:23:10 UTC

By: Madelyn Cleasby

2015-06-16 18:24:42 UTC

A manatee is slow.

2015-06-16 18:29:10 UTC

A manatee is an herbivore.

2015-06-16 18:33:30 UTC

Manatees have small eyes but can see well.

2015-06-16 18:45:49 UTC

Manatees migrate to warm water.

2015-06-16 18:50:01 UTC

Because most manatees die by being hit by boats, they make manatee sanctuaries.

2015-06-17 18:06:54 UTC

The bones in a manatee's flippers look like the human hand.

2015-06-17 18:22:32 UTC

When a mother manatee has a baby it pushes the baby to the surface for a breath.

2015-06-17 18:32:56 UTC

When a manatee loses their teeth new ones always replace them.

2015-06-18 18:04:14 UTC

Most manatees die by being hit by a boat.

2015-06-18 18:13:00 UTC

A manatee has to stay near the surface because its slow and has to breathe a lot.