A Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officer keeps a manatee calf hydrated after the orphaned mammal was ...

"We observed dolphins interact with manatee babies in various ways, sometimes swimming with the baby calmly, and in other cases, getting aggressive with calves and biting and hitting them.

Fired rangers at the Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge in Florida got their jobs back, but manatee fans and local ...

At birth, a manatee calf weighs around 60 - 70 pounds. Manatees have two fore-limb flippers that they use for steering movements and to hold vegetation while eating and a large, round, flattened ...

They have also seen other positive signs, like observing mating herds and cow-calf pairs, which means that the manatees are reproducing. They believe this improvement is due to seagrass recovering ...

Jason Gulley (USA) gazes through clear water at a manatee and a calf adrift among eelgrass. Jason has photographed many manatee mother-and-calf pairs. The expression on the calf’s face and the bubbles ...

Gestation lasts from 12 to 14 months, and the mother and calf will remain together for up to two years. Manatees will breed year round whenever conditions are favorable. LIFE CYCLE: Manatees may live ...