Order: Sirenia
Family: Trichechidae
Species: Trichechus manatus
IUCN Status: Vulnerable
Population Trend: decreasing
Length: up to 5m long
Weight: up to 1500 lb
Food: Aquatic plants, especially eelgrass.
Gestation: 152-180 days. Size of baby at birth:
Length: 1 metre, Weight: 60lb
There are 4 species of Manatee; one in West Africa, one in the western tropical Atlantic, one in South America and one in the West Indies.
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