A manatee cruises in a canal connecting the Mosquito Bay and Mosquito Lagoon in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Florida.
~ janson
No pics, theyere hanging in a big cenote that connects to the sea and provides a flush of cool fresh sea water into the shallow lagoon. You could see their snouts when they came up to breath and occasionlly a flip of the tail at the surface when thy descended again. turbulent water and regulated distance limited th observation, but thi was the first time we'd ever seen them, so it was very interesting.
The West Indian Manatee (Trichechus manatus) is a manatee, and the largest surviving member of the aquatic mammal order Sirenia (which also includes the Dugong and the extinct Steller's Sea Cow).The West Indian Manatee, Trichechus manatus, is a species distinct from the Amazonian Manatee, T. inunguis, and the West African Manatee, T. senegalensis. Based on genetic and morphological studies, the West Indian Manatee is divided into two sub-species, the Florida Manatee (T. m. latirostris) and the...
