 |
Florida Manatee FactsIncluding manatee population, nature tours, manatee viewing and manatee pictures |
|
|||||||||
|
The Florida Manatee The manatee, or sea cow, is one of the world's most unusual and fascinating animals. It is a creature of legend as much as fact. When Christopher Columbus sighted a manatee in 1493, he mistook the docile, dumpy-looking manatee for a mermaid. Today, we know quite a bit more about the manatee's true nature than Columbus but there are some things we still don't know. Manatee Pictures - Manatee Photos - A Gallery of Manatee Underwater Images How Long Have Manatees Been Around? Why Manatees Were Mistaken for Mermaids Manatees and Elephants: Close Cousins Manatee--Where The Name Came From How Long do Manatees Live? Why Manatees Became Endangered To Florida Animals and Wildlife Homepage
|
|||||||||||