manatee and babies by danapommet
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Florida has a population of Manatees (commonly called sea cows) between 1,000 and 3,000. They are plant eaters that can reach an average of 900 to 1200 pounds (400 to 550kg). The elephant is their closest living relative. They can grow up to 9 or 10 feet (2.8 to 3 meters). They prefer warm, shallow, coastal waters and as many as 300 are killed, by boat propellers, each year. In colder weather, they congregate in the areas around power plants to take advantage of the warm water discharge. This photo taken, in late 2002, through a glass wall (sorry about the glare), at Sea World, Orlando, Florida, with my old Pentax and recently scanned. Some info was taken from Wikipedia. Zoom helps a little.
Thanks for stopping by, taking a look and for all your previous favs and comments. They are very much appreciated.
Dana
Comments (46)
sandra46
they are too interesting ... and cute
jocko500
did a wonderful job on this
netot
Beautiful capture!!
rainbows
They are beautiful, dear Dana. I have n ever seen one in real. HUgs for all day. Di. xx
angora
awwwww... they are gorgeous!!!
flavia49
fantastic image
alanwilliams
that is so amazing
adrie
Such a lovely and sweet photoshot Dana, love it.
m_j_s
Lovely shot of these totally endearing creatures Dana!
mariogiannecchini
Wonderful capture and interesting info , Dana !
praep
Such a sweet image. I always love them when I see reports in TV - they look so friendly and peaceful. Thanks for sharing, Dana.
GiMi53
First time I see these strange animals... Congratulations for the selection of this image in LWitG #16 (Last Week in the Gallery #16) ! :~)
Rhanagaz
Excellent capture of this family, Dana!! These guys have always been among my animal favorites!! :o)
dochtersions
Such interesting to see this beautiful capture, Dana.
jif3d
At first glance they look like large rocks, they are such weird critters, must have been some extremely drunk sailors to think they looked like mermaids ! Well done & ~Cheers~ p.s. oops, typo !
clbsmiley
Excellent!! Like this alot! :)