The calf ventures off, occasionally, but for the most part, it sticks close by. Florida ManateeTrichechus manatus latirostrisBlue Springs State ParkOrange City, Volusia County Florida, USA Olympus OM-D E-M514-42mm II LensPT-EP08 Underwater Housing, PPO-EP01 Lens Port & 14-42mm Zoom Gear
This calf is big enough to venture a little way from it's mother, and is inquisitive and learning how to fend for itself, but it still spends most of the time in her shadow.Florida ManateeTrichechus manatus latirostrisBlue Springs State ParkOrange City, Volusia County Florida, USA Olympus OM-D E-M514-42mm II LensPT-EP08 Underwater Housing, PPO-EP01 Lens Port & 14-42mm Zoom Gear
Summary[edit] Description: English: Mangroves at the Peixe-Boi Project in Paraíba State, northeastern Brazil. Date: 12 October 2011, 08:57:40. Source: Flickr. Author: Lena Bezerra.
Summary[edit] Description: English: Picture of a baby Trichechus inunguis in Instituto Brasileiro de Meio Ambiente e Recursos Naturais Renováveis (IBAMA) in Breves - Pará State - Marajó Island - Brazil. Date: 25 January 2008. Source: Own work. Author: KCO3.
This youngster is getting the hang of making a mess while sampling the all you can eat salad bar on the river bottom.Florida ManateeTrichechus manatus latirostrisWeeki Wachee RiverHernando County FloridaOlympus OM-D E-M514-42mm II LensPT-EP08 Underwater Housing, PPO-EP01 Lens Port & 14-42mm Zoom Gear
I imagine that algae doesn't provide nearly as much nutrition as Mama's milk, but the calf is getting the hang of nibbling, little by little.Florida manateeTrichechus manatus latirostrisBlue Springs State ParkOrange City, Volusia County Florida, USA Olympus OM-D E-M514-42mm II LensPT-EP08 Underwater Housing, PPO-EP01 Lens Port & 14-42mm Zoom Gear6 May 2016
Summary[edit] Description: Trichechus manatus English: A West Indian Manatee, a member of Order Sirenia in Florida waters. Deutsch: Karibik-Manati. Seekühe sind neben den Walen die am besten an eine aquatische Lebensweise angepassten Säugetiere. Nederlands: Caribische lamantijn. Hrvatski: Sirena ili morska krava. Ελληνικά: Μανάτος. 粵語: 一隻西印度海牛 係海牛目嘅成員. Date:. Source: Photo from U.S. Geological Fact Sheet 010-99; FS-010-99. Author: U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey. Other versions: : This file has an extracted image: File:FL fig04 (cropped).jpg. : .
Summary[edit] Description: English: Zookeeper with two West Indian manatees (Trichechus manatus) in Peixe-boi Project, Paraíba State, Brazil. Date: 8 April 2012, 10:33:11. Source: Flickr. Author: Lena Bezerra.
You've got to make a big mess and stir up a huge cloud of silt, if you want to do it right, and this Manatee Mom's an old pro.Florida ManateeTrichechus manatus latirostrisWeeki Wachee RiverHernando County FloridaOlympus OM-D E-M514-42mm II LensPT-EP08 Underwater Housing, PPO-EP01 Lens Port & 14-42mm Zoom Gear
Summary[edit] Description: English: Dugong (Dugong dugon) in Toba Aquarium, Mie prefecture, Japan. Date: Taken on 23 September 2006 10:58. Source: Toba aquarium, Mie, Japan. Author: pelican from Tokyo, Japan.
Summary[edit] Description: English: Florida Manatees (Trichechus manatus latirostris) at Haulover Canal, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Florida, USA. Date: 11 April 2013. Source: Own work. Author: D. Gordon E. Robertson.
Summary[edit] Description: English: Manatee in a pool near Churaumi Aquarium, Ocean Expo Park, Okinawa, Japan. Date: 14 July 2012. Source: Own work. Author: Melkov.