“The manatees come here to Manatee Lagoon for that warm water, but we don’t have a large population of seagrass right here on our property,” Shanker said. “And so they’ll come here to Manatee Lagoon ...
Armored catfish are driving manatees out of their warm-water refuges, putting their health at risk. Here’s why it’s happening ...
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“The manatees come here to Manatee Lagoon for that warm water, but we don’t have a large population of seagrass right here on our property,” Shanker said. “And so they’ll come here to ...
Prolonged exposure to cold water can cause manatees to lose body heat, leading to a potentially fatal condition known as "cold stress." ...
The seagrass famine left many manatees so malnourished that they were physically unable to reproduce for several years, de Wit said. When the food returned, those previously starving animals all ...
“The manatees come here to Manatee Lagoon for that warm water, but we don’t have a large population of seagrass right here on our property,” Shanker said. “And so they’ll come here to ...
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