Manatees eating mangrove leaves at the water's edge. Manatees eat any kind of vegetation they can find or reach, not just sea grass. During high tides they are often able to reach lawn grass and other vegetation. The mothers will sometimes reach out and bring branches down into the water for the calves to reach the leaves. Some of the scratches you see on manatees are from pushing their way through mangrove trees and root systems. #nature #animals #Awesome #wildlife #florida #naturephotography |

330K views · 6.3K reactions | Lettuce take a moment to appreciate how manatees munch 塞 #EarthMonth | Disney Parks | Facebook

Manatees—often called sea cows—are “charismatic” wild animals that hold humans in their thrall. Neither predator nor prey, these peaceable creatures, which can grow to 13 feet and weigh more than 2,000 pounds, are evolutionarily devoid of aggression. https://on.natgeo.com/3VScY3G Video by Gena Steffens and Jason Gulley. | National Geographic

You asked - we answered! What do manatees eat? Watch this short video feat. SMC' Director of Science & Conservation, Dr. Katie Tripp! | Save the Manatee Club

🌱Manatee Feeding Facts🌱 •Some manatees consume over 60 species of plants per day! Quite the variety!🌿 •Manatees have a long gut transit time, about seven days! This allows them to absorb as much nutrition from the vegetation as possible!☘️ •When manatees are feeding their lips and jaws are moving in a constant motion. They use the bristles on their lips to further assist in bringing plants and grass to their mouth!🌿 | Bird's Underwater Dive Center

Manatees eating mangrove leaves in a canal in Florida as a mockingbird and other birds sing in the background. Manatees don't just eat seagrass, they eat anything they can access like algae growing on boat hulls, or mangrove and other tree leaves on a high tide. #nature #animals #wildlife #naturephotography #Florida Visit St. Pete-Clearwater | See Through Canoe

Did you know you can actually hear manatees eating as they munch along on the grass??🌿 Listen up!👂🏻 Just kidding! But you can really hear them eating, it sounds like someone crunching on chips as they swim by!🌱 | Bird's Underwater Dive Center

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