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MANATEES

MANATEES. By: Lizzie. SPECIES. Amazonia Manatee West African Manatee West Indian Manatee. Descriptions. DESCRIPTIONS. Light skin to dark skin Little hairs scattered over the body Weigh up to more than 3,500 pounds Can grow up 13ft. And 4 meters long. FOOD A MANATEE EATS.

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MANATEES

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  1. MANATEES By: Lizzie

  2. SPECIES • Amazonia Manatee • West African Manatee • West Indian Manatee

  3. Descriptions DESCRIPTIONS • Light skin to dark skin • Little hairs scattered over the body • Weigh up to more than 3,500 pounds • Can grow up 13ft. And 4 meters long

  4. FOOD A MANATEE EATS • They chew their food with only their molars • They eat large water plants • Or they eat large vegetation

  5. HABITAT OF THE WEST INDIAN MANATEE • West Indian lives along the coast and in rivers from the Mid Atlantic, South eastern USA to the north eastern Brazil

  6. Habitat of the Amazonian Manatee • Lives in the coastal plains and rivers

  7. Habitat of the West African Manatee • The West African manatee lives in coastal areas and rivers in West African

  8. REPRODUCTION • Female can be bearing young at 3 to 5 years of age • Female manatees carry their young for about 1 year till giving birth to their new born manatee

  9. ENDANGERED SPECIES • All species of manatees are endangered • Largely due to over hunting ,habitat destruction, and accidents with boats • That is how manatees are endangered

  10. ADAPTATIONS OF THE MANATEE • Uses it’s rounded tail and paddle shaped front limbs to swim • Fish eat algae off of the manatee to clean them SYMBIOSIS

  11. RESOURCES • TheResource that I used was World Book for Kids for my info

  12. My Report About is Done MANATEES

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