Florida Manatee Photos

Manatee Feeding
on Water Hyacinth

The manatee is a vegetarian, the only mammal which eats only plants.

Water hyacinth is not a manatee's favorite food but when it is available
and nothing else is, the animal willingly consumes the plant.

Manatee Floating with Water Hyacinth ©M. Timothy O'Keefe www.FloridaWildlifeViewing.com

Manatee with water hyacinth

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