Manatees By Chloe Hart What is a Manatee

Manatees By Chloe Hart

What is a Manatee? • • Mammal Large Fully aquatic Known as “sea cow” West Indian West African Amazonian I’m a sea cow! ↓

Characteristics • • • Grey-ish brown Flippers Paddle tail Algae grow on skin No neck Can hold breath for 15 minutes Paddle tail ↓ Brown skin from algae→ ↑ Flippers No neck ↓

Habitat and Migration • Warm water (about 70 degrees) • Fresh and saltwater • Aquatic plants • Around 3 ft. deep • Migrate in winter • Deeper and warmer water ←This is my kind of place!

Predator or Prey • • • Herbivore No predators Most deaths from humans Sometimes eat fish out of nets Will eat acorns off hanging trees Eat plants at bottom, middle and top of water ↑ Yummy lettuce! My favorite!

Endangered • First endangered in 1973 • Every year, 37 manatees die from boats • Climate can kill manatees • Recent data suggests 4, 831 manatees are still alive • Manatees will become extinct without our help and protection! SAVE US!!! ↙↓↘ ↑ Please help our kind!

The End! I hope this Power. Point helped inform and entertain you about manatees, and that you are able to see one in person before they are gone. BYE!!!→ ←Until next time!

Works Cited http: //seaworld. org/ http: //www. savethemanatee. org/ http: //www. biologicaldiversity. org/ http: //www. manatee-world. com http: //www. bagheera. com/ http: //oceantoday. noaa. gov/ https: //www. youtube. com Visit my Website herehttp: //manateech. weebly. com / Thanks to all these websites! ↓