The species prefers swimming in warmer waters, usually traveling only as far north as the Carolinas. If the manatee stays in ...

Scientists want to monitor its condition to see if a rescue is necessary before it succumbs to the cold water or lack of food.

A manatee was recently spotted in Mashpee, Massachusetts, and experts say it's rare, but not impossible to see these sea cows ...

Manatees don’t read maps. Which might explain why one ended up in Mashpee, Massachusetts, hundreds of miles from its tropical comfort zone.

Four years ago, Florida saw a record number of manatee deaths. A record 1,100 of them died in 2021, and two years ago, wildlife officials began hand-feeding manatees lettuce to stave off ...

In place of the fins of the ordinary fish, the manatee has a short tirm of only one joint, which terminates in a, sort of hand, on wliich the nails are distinct]' visible, and whicli the animal ...