41. Manatees Now they know that manatees are more closely related to elephants than any other living animal. Scientists believe that manatees evolved from land mammals http://www.scubabyte.com/manatees.htm

Scuba Equipment Used Scuba Gear Dive Shops Travel/Vacations ... Home Manatees What weighs over 1000 pounds, looks a bit like a walrus with wrinkled, gray-brown, spongy skin, is sometimes called a "sea cow", is related to an elephant, was mistaken for mermaids, can eat more than 100 pounds of vegetables per day, and travels an average of 3 to 5 miles per hour? Why the manatee, of course! These large animals were once thought to be related to walrus because of the way they look. Today, scientists are able to identify animals using genetics. Now they know that manatees are more closely related to elephants than any other living animal. Scientists believe that manatees evolved from land mammals that returned to an aquatic life. Manatees are large marine mammals weighing up to 2000 pounds and reaching more than 12 feet in length. Like whales, their large bodies can only be supported in their watery environment. On land, their body weight would crush their internal organs.

42. ADW: Trichechidae: Information manatees are found along the coast of the southeastern US, manatees are excellent swimmers, able to stay submerged for more than 15 minutes, http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Trichechidae.htm

Overview News Technology Conditions of Use ... Home Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Subphylum Vertebrata Class Mammalia Order Sirenia Family Trichechidae Family Trichechidae manatees Information Pictures Specimens Classification editLink('skunkworks/.accounts/200310302352') 2008/05/25 08:54:34.444 GMT-4 By Phil Myers Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Class: Mammalia Order: Sirenia Family: Trichechidae Members of this Family The three species that make up this family are placed in one genus, Trichechus . Manatees are found along the coast of the southeastern US, in the West Indies and adjacent parts of South America, in the Amazon and Orinoco drainages of South America, and tropical west Africa. Manatees are very large. Their maximum length may exceed 4 m, and their weight 1000 kg. They have a streamlined body; small and rounded head with a square, boxy snout; forelimbs flattened and webbed to form flippers, and a large, dorso-ventrally flattened tail fin or fluke. This fin has a single lobe. Their eyes are small, and the numerous large and thick vibrissae probably serve an important role in helping the animal detect its surroundings in the muddy waters that manatees seem to prefer. The flippers bear vestigial nails. Manatees are excellent swimmers, able to stay submerged for more than 15 minutes, but they are incapable of travelling on land. The lips of a manatee are deeply divided right from left, and the two sides work together during feeding, grasping vegetation (aided by the short, coarse bristles that line the outer surface of the lips) to bring in food.

43. Defenders Manatees Checks - Animal Organizations - Wildlife - Message Products Defenders of Wildlife manatees checks are available exclusively from check printer Message!Products. manatees, also called sea cows, are in desperate need http://www.messageproducts.com/shop/product.aspx?ProductID=8MDMPCHK(Base)&Catego

44. Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park Manatee Information Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park Manatee Information Index Page. http://www.hswsp.com/manatees.html

The park serves as a rehabilitation center and refuge for endangered West Indian manatees that have been orphaned or injured in the wild and also for manatees that have been born in captivity. The natural spring environment allows them an opportunity to re-acclimate themselves to a more natural environment before they are returned to the wild. The park does not allow swimming with the manatees since these animals may someday be released and would lose their fear of man, placing them at a disadvantage once they are back in the wild. This section of the Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park offers you vast choices of manatee information available to you. Select the subject your interested in and click the "show me" button for detailed information.

45. Florida Manatees Tours Crystal River Manatee Tours Homosassa Springs Manatee Tou Nestled along the banks of the Crystal River, in Crystal River, Florida. We at Aquamarine Images are eager to make your West Indian Manatee tour an exciting http://www.aquamarineimages.com/

All Manatee Tours By Reservation Only April 1st - Sept. 30, everyday at 6:30 AM For Reservations Call Toll free 888-732-2692 Local 352-795-1333 Welcome To AquaMarine Images If scuba diving is your bag, we have a variety of dive trips to offer, from beginner to the most seasoned diver! From diving the 72-degree springs in, Crystal River, to offshore dives in the tropical waters of the Gulf of Mexico's Nature Coast, we offer it all! Fishing? Whether you enjoy hook and line or spear fishing (offshore), we offer deep sea, inshore, and bay fishing. Aquamarine Images also offers Rainbow River tours, skin diving, topside and underwater photography and video, bird and wildlife identification, ecology tours, family vacations, or just a day getaway on the water! Captain Charlie Slider, also known as "Waterdog" in the Crystal River and Homosassa, Florida, local waters, has taken many hundreds of clients to meet his beloved West Indian Manatees. Since 1988, his knowledge, experience, and enthusiasm has become so infectious, that clients return year after year, bringing other family members and friends to meet the endangered West Indian Manatee.

46. Flickr: "manatee" Explore and refine manatee photos with our brand new clustery goodness! Sponsored Results Swim with or view manatees. Comfortable boats w/ Restrooms. http://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/manatee/

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47. Manatee Brain manatees and dugongs are marine mammals of the order Sirenia, and despite similarities in body shape, adaptations and habitat, they have no evolutionary http://www.manateebrain.org/07evolution/index.html

The following brief summary has been adapted from a recent summary by Reynolds and Odell (1991). Much of what is known about the evolution of sirenians has been assembled by Daryl Domning, the world's foremost expert on this topic. Manatees and dugongs are marine mammals of the order Sirenia, and despite similarities in body shape, adaptations and habitat, they have no evolutionary relationship with the other major orders of marine mammals, such as the the Cetacea (whales, dolphins and porpoises), Pinnepedia (seals, sea lions and walrus), or Carnivora (sea otters and polar bears). Paleontological evidence as well as recent biochemical evidence, reveal that Sirenians, together with the Proboscideans (elephants), Hyracoidea (hyraxes) and Tubulidentata (aardvarks) represent four living orders of mammals that are sometimes lumped together as "subungulates", which derived from a primitive ungulate ancestral stock. The mammals in these four orders all lack a clavicle, and have nails or hooves instead of claws. Sirenian evolution is not fully understood. They likely originated in Eurasia and/or Africa, but spread into tropical South America by the middle Eocene (45-50 mya). The sirenians reached a peak of diversity during the Oligocene and Miocene epochs (55 mya). The earliest animal with a manateelike appearance (Potamosiren) dates from the Miocene epoch (13-16 mya). Early fossil record begins with early Eocene genus Prorastomus, structurally close to the common ancestor, already adapted to at least a partially aquatic lifestyle "Sirenians have a long history, first appearing on earth some 50 mya, and their family tree has included denizens of cold as well as warm waters.

48. Manatees manatees are endangered of becoming extinct because of our careless attitudes towards them. They are losing their habitats and many are killed because of http://www.cyhaus.com/marine/manatees.htm

Manatees Phylum Chordata Subphylum Vertebrata Class Mammalia Order Sirenia Manatees are endangered of becoming extinct because of our careless attitudes towards them. They are losing their habitats and many are killed because of boating injuries. It is essential that boaters keep a lookout and go slow in order to protect these gentle creatures. Manatees are herbivores and are essential in grazing certain marine plants. They primarily live in warmer climates, such as off the Florida coast, the West Indies, and northern South America. Manatees are also called Sea Cows because they are more closely related to cows than to whales even. The following are some pictures of order, Sirenia An up-close and personal photo of a manatee A mantee breathing. A couple of pictures of manatees. A baby manatee and its mother. A manatee with a classic boating scar on its back. The Save the Manatee Club If you want information, write to them at: 500 N. Maitland Ave. Maitland, FL 32751 Or call at: (407)539-0990 BACK TO THE MAMMALS PAGE!

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50. CNN - Campaign In Belize Against Manatee Hunts - January 31, 1998 BELIZE CITY, Belize (CNN) Environmentalists who monitor populations of endangered manatees say 1997 was the worst year in two decades for the seafaring http://www.cnn.com/EARTH/9801/31/belize.manatees/

COMMUNITY Message Boards Chat Feedback SITE SOURCES Contents Help! Search CNN Networks SPECIALS Quick News Almanac Video Vault News Quiz Campaign in Belize against manatee hunts Swim with the manatees 3.7MB/37 sec./320x240 1.3MB/37 sec./160x120 QuickTime movie January 31, 1998 Web posted at: 11:44 p.m. EDT (2344 GMT) BELIZE CITY, Belize (CNN) Environmentalists who monitor populations of endangered manatees say 1997 was the worst year in two decades for the sea-faring mammals, who populate shallow coastal waters from Florida to South America. Once numbering around 30,000, there are now just a few hundred remaining manatees, relatives of the elephant who feed on coastal grasses. One major threat to their survival comes from boats many manatee carry scars from collisions with propellers. But in Belize and other Latin American countries, the animals are also hunted for their meat and their unproven medicinal value as an aphrodisiac. But now, some Belizean villagers, supported by environmentalists from the United States, are on patrol, trying to stop the hunters. "We can see that attitudes are being changed," says Wil Maheia of the Belize Center for Environmental Studies. "We have people coming into our office telling us they have seen manatees recently or if they have seen some kind of suspicious behavior around the manatees."

51. Manatees Hockey News, information, game reviews, photos and more on the Miami manatees professional hockey team of the WHA2. http://www.geocities.com/manateeshockey/

The final clubbing Thursday, Jan. 4, 2007 Osceola Heritage Park/SMG announced today that the Florida Seals will not be permitted to host any more of their hockey games at the Silver Spurs Arena due to their failure to meet their contractual obligations. The first game to be canceled is tomorrow, Friday, January 5. Patrons looking for refunds, please go to point of purchase. Link! Hockey team owes back rent, city says Monday, Aug. 16, 2004 The Miami Manatees minor-league hockey team didn't have much success luring South Florida fans it didn't even last a whole season at Miami Arena. Turns out the team wasn't much better at paying its bills, says the Miami Sports and Exhibition Authority. Authority Executive Director and CEO James Jenkins announced at a Friday board meeting the team owes the city roughly $130,000 in back rent and other fees. Two $25,000 checks the city collected from the team bounced, Jenkins said. Read full Story! Bad Debts Wednesday, May 19, 2004 David Waronker , the Miami Manatees owner, has yet to refund money to Manatees Season Ticket holders. Eleven home games remained unplayed at the time the Manateees folded. Season Ticket holders were told to request refunds and were promised they would recieve their refund checks "soon".

52. Science Netlinks: Science Updates Scientists find that manatees are deaf, not dumb. I m Bob Hirshon, and this is Science Can you answer the following questions based on Deaf manatees ? http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/sci_update.cfm?DocID=15

53. Manatees - Science - The New York Times Find articles and multimedia about manatees from The New York Times. http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/science/topics/manatees/index.html

@import url(http://graphics8.nytimes.com/css/topic/screen/200704/topic.css); Log In Register Now Home Page My Times ... Times Topics Science All NYT Thursday, May 29, 2008 Science World U.S. N.Y. / Region ... Topics > Manatees E-MAIL Save Manatees Find articles about manatees published in The New York Times. ARTICLES ABOUT MANATEES Newest First Oldest First Page: Upgrade for Manatee Is Recommended April 10, 2007 MORE ON MANATEES AND: ENDANGERED AND EXTINCT SPECIES FISH AND OTHER MARINE LIFE FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE ... The Manatee and the Bureaucrats April 10, 2007 MORE ON MANATEES AND: ENVIRONMENT FISH AND OTHER MARINE LIFE INTERIOR DEPARTMENT FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE ... Iran's Captives, And America's Editorial objects to Fish and Wildlife Service's decision to consider reclassifying Florida manatee to 'threatened' from 'endangered'; says such downlisting would give manatee lower level of protection from its principal enemies, including boats and developers April 10, 2007 MORE ON MANATEES AND: EDITORIALS ENDANGERED AND EXTINCT SPECIES FISH AND OTHER MARINE LIFE FLORIDA ... Save the Manatees, One Joke at a Time By STEPHANIE ROSENBLOOM December 21, 2006

54. Otter Bay Gifts Our marine selection, includes, sea otters, whales, dolphins, mermaids, lighthouses, manatees and more. Our land animals include bears, wolves, beavers, http://www.otterbaygifts.com/

55. Manatees | The Humane Society Of The United States West Indian manatees, Trichechus manatus (aka Florida manatees) are large, grayishbrown, aquatic mammals. They range from 10 to 12 feet in length and weigh http://www.hsus.org/marine_mammals/a_closer_look_at_marine_mammals/manatees/

Pets Wildlife Wildlife Marine Mammals ... Books Receive action alerts, tips, news and special offers via e-mail. The Humane Society of the United States 2100 L Street, NW Washington, DC 20037 HSUS Marine Mammals A Closer Look at Marine Mammals Manatees Manatees West Indian manatees, Trichechus manatus (aka Florida manatees) are large, grayish-brown, aquatic mammals. They range from 10 to 12 feet in length and weigh between 800 and 3,500 pounds. Manatees have two pectoral fins (modified arms) and a flat, rounded tail. Their closest living relative is the elephant. They are one of four remaining species of the order Sirenia, which also includes the West African manatee, the Amazonian manatee, and the dugong. Manatees produce one offspring every two to five years. After a 14-month gestation period, mothers nurse their young, remaining the dependent calves for up to two years. At birth, manatee calves are three to four feet long and weigh 60 to 70 pounds. Females are not sexually mature until five to nine years. Under favorable conditions, manatees may live more than 60 years. Manatees have no natural enemies except humans. Today the manatee population is thought to number approximately 3,200 individuals. They are listed as "endangered" by the Endangered Species Act.

56. Manatees In Peril, Report: Florida Manatees Face Bleak Future, Possible Extincti A new federal report says manatees in Florida – already listed as endangered – face a bleak future, if not outright extinction, unless they are protected http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/04/30/tech/main551703.shtml

CBS News CBS Evening News The Early Show 48 Hours Mystery ... Get Widgets document.write(''); Advertisement Search CBS News The Web Tips Home SciTech Manatees In Peril Report: Florida Manatees Face Bleak Future, Possible Extinction BRADENTON, Fla., April 30, 2003 addthis_pub = 'mprosellini'; addthis_logo = 'http://wwwimage.cbsnews.com/common/images/v3/logo_cbsnews.gif'; addthis_logo_background = 'FFFFFF'; addthis_logo_color = '336699'; addthis_brand = 'CBSNews.com'; addthis_options = 'favorites, digg, delicious, live, technorati, newsvine, google, facebook, myweb, myspace, more'; addthis_caption_share = 'Bookmark / Share'; addthis_caption_email = 'Tell a Friend'; addthis_offset_top = 3; addthis_offset_left = 0; E-Mail Story Print Story Sphere Share Text Size: A A A Collisions with boats and personal watercraft killed a record 95 manatees in Florida last year. (AP) Related Interactive Eye On The Environment Find out how global warming, air pollution and alternative forms of energy impact our world. (AP) Manatees in Florida face a bleak future, if not outright extinction, unless regulators crack down on watercraft, according to a report by the Patuxent Wildlife Research Center.

57. Untitled Document manatees are one of the few animals that can live in both fresh water and salt water. They are friendly creatures that enjoy the company of others. http://www.mnmanatees.com/

Welcome to the Minnesota Manatees Web Site Manatees are one of the few animals that can live in both fresh water and salt water. They are friendly creatures that enjoy the company of others. This is how our dive club's name was created. We love diving in the warm salt water but find diving in the fresh water equally rewarding. Others are welcome to join our diving! If you are interested, fill out the 'Contact Us' form.

58. Manatees Or Humanity? Manatee A narrow river winds its way along the Florida coast to the Gulf of Mexico. The water is murky brown from the runoff of the mangrove trees. http://www.riverdeep.net/current/2000/05/front.110500.manatee.jhtml

May 11, 2000 Searching for Manatees And, herein lies the problem. The Sirens of Yesterday? There is a mystery associated with manatees. Were these creatures the Sirens of Greek myths? They carry the scientific name Sirenia for this reason. It's hard to believe that a sailor, even after months at sea, could mistake these creatures for the dangerous half-woman, half-bird whose seductive song would lure a sailor to his death. But manatees captured the popular imagination of explorers and sailors of old. Upon first seeing manatees (or possibly sea lions) in the Caribbean, Columbus wrote that these "mermaids were not half as beautiful as they are painted." Jacques Cousteau, the pioneering French underwater explorer, made a television program some years ago about manatees entitled, "Forgotten Mermaids" and only added to the lore. These bewhiskered animals with the gentle temperament and no known defenses, have no enemies except for humans. A cousin, the Stellar sea cow, was hunted to extinction just 27 years after it was discovered in the Bering Sea in 1741. Now manatees and their relatives, the dugongs, are endangered around the world. In some places, manatees are hunted for food, but in Florida, the story is more complex: Loss of habitat from development along the coast, a low rate of reproduction, and a high death rate from encounters with people are the main reasons that biologists fear for the manatees' future.

59. Manatees - Merritt Island Natiional Wildlife Refuge, Titusville, Florida West Indian manatees at the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Titusville, Florida. http://www.nbbd.com/godo/minwr/manatee/index.html

The West Indian Manatee Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge Titusville, Florida Reproduced from "The Eagles View" Newsletter of the Merritt Island NWR Volunteer Staff Spring 1999 Click on the small photos below for an enlargement. Use the BACK button of your browser to return. Manatees head for warmer water in winter Florida manatees are on the move seeking warm-water sites to spend the winter. That means boaters must be cautious about looking out for our official marine mammal and for changing speed zones on waterways. Manatees generally start traveling to warm water when the air temperature drops below 50 degrees or when the water temperature dips to 68 degrees. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) changes seasonal speed zone signs in mid-November on many waterways to accommodate manatee migration. Boaters should scan the water near or in front of the boat looking for swirls resembling a large footprint, a repetitive line of half-moon swirls, a mud trail, a snout or fluke (tail) breaking the water's surface. Kipp Frohlich, leader of the FWC's Imperiled Species Management Section, said boaters can help manatees have a safe migration by doing the following: Stay in marked channels.

60. Northpinellas: Managing Manatees Feb 6, 2008 Nigel Brown swims with a young manatee in Three Sisters Springs in Crystal River last week. Brown was visiting with family from London and http://www.sptimes.com/2008/02/06/Northpinellas/Managing_manatees.shtml

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