Information report about manatees

Information report about manatee

Introduction:

Manatee are beautiful creatures, that are delicate,and loving. Did you know they live around about 60 years!  

Habitat

Manatee can be found in shallow waters, slowly moving river, saltwater bays, canals and coastal areas within the United States.

Enemy

Manatees enemies used to be human.The humans used to hunt manatees for meat and oil. Now the manatee’s worst enemy is orca, crocodiles, alligators and sharks.

Diet

Manatees eat lettuce, turtle grass, mangrove leaves, various algae. Florida’s manatees eat more than 60 species of plants.

Species

There are many different types of manatees like the African manatee that weighs 450 kg and the Amazonian manatee whose weight is 420 kg. There are many more species around the world.