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TrichTrichechus manatus latirostris

Size (length and weight)
Manatees can be up to 8 or 13 feet and 440 to 1300 pounds.

Location in the world
Manatees can be found in Florida in the winter, Texas, Massachsuetts, Alabama, Georgia, and South Carolina in the summer, and Central America and Northern South America sometimes.

Diet
Manatees get their food by . They eat most submerged, emergent, floating, and shoreline vegetation like seagrass and freshwater vegetation. They will eat 10-15 percent of their own weight daily.

Predators
Their predators are crocodiles, alligators, and sharks.

Other Names
Sea Cow


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Enchanted Learning

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/mammals/manatee/infosheet.shtml

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National Geographic
http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/manatee/
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The Wild Ones
http://www.thewildones.org/Animals/manatee.html
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Save The Manatee Club
http://www.savethemanatee.org/faqfood.htm
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Wiki Answers
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Who_are_predators_to_manatees
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