Basic Manatee Facts

Name: Trichechus manatus

States where they are found: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Taxas, and North Carolia

Some countries where they are found: Puerto Rico, United States, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Jamacia, Mexico, Nicaragua, Venezuela, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, and Cuba  

Weight: About 1,000 lbs.

Height: About 3 meters

Food: Feed on freshwater and marine plants

Habitat: Range freely between marine and freshwater habitats (warm waters)