Friday, July 11, 2008

Florida Manatees



Some interesting facts about the gentle giants:
  • they only have molars to grind their food


  • they chew two times per second


  • manatee teeth are constantly being replaced as they wear down and fall out (like shark's)


  • the intestine of an adult manatee can measure up to 130 feet in length


  • from 1974 to 2002 as many as 1164 Manatees have been killed because of boating accidents


  • they only breath through their nostrils


  • manatees can hold their breath for up to 24 minutes


  • manatee lungs are 2/3 the length of its body


  • a manatee cannot turn its head sideways, it must turn its whole body


  • it takes 13 months for a manatee to be born


  • manatee calves spend two years with their mothers learning the migration routes


  • manatees have no natural predators


  • they can die if the water they live in gets too cold


  • manatees live in fresh water



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