Prolonged exposure to cold water can cause manatees to lose body heat, leading to a potentially fatal condition known as "cold stress." ...

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Florida manatees spend up to eight hours a day grazing on seagrasses and other marine or freshwater vegetation, consuming up to 10% of their body weight in aquatic vegetation a day. They rest two ...

African manatees are found in freshwater along the coast of western Africa, such as in Cameroon's vast Lake Ossa where the researcher first saw them more than 10 years ago. But they are shy ...

Manatees will occasionally sport algae growths as they are slow moving enough to allow the plants to take hold. HABITAT: Found in both salt and freshwater, manatees typically congregate in coastal ...

A drop in coastal water temperatures in Florida due to a recent polar vortex has caused manatees to search for warmer waters. A polar vortex event in Florida may result from climate change ...

"If we’re seeing this blue-green algae in winter, God help us in the summertime,” Christine King said, describing the recent ...

A prime suspect is Lake Okeechobee discharges that started a month ago, which floods the brackish St. Lucie River with ...

The state confirmed a nontoxic algae bloom in Manatee Pocket in Port Salerno ... Lucie River with freshwater and nutrients that feed algae, said Mark Perry, executive director of the Florida ...