#manatees

[oddarette]

All of my carb manatees in one place.

[great-and-small]

A manatee rescue that I follow responded to a call about a female manatee with two calves because one of her babies had been injured by a boat strike. The entire family was temporarily relocated from the wild into a wildlife rehab facility for the injured male calf to undergo treatment. While there, vets noted the female calf was significantly larger than the little injured male. They did genetic testing and determined that big sister calf actually wasn’t related to the other two manatees at all! She was in fact an orphan calf that the adult manatee had found and taken in to care for right alongside her own little one.

Wild to think this manatee calf was literally adopted and nobody would have ever known if it weren’t for random coincidence and human curiosity. Every animal that you cross paths with in life has a fascinating personal story that you’ll only ever catch a glimpse of (and that’s if you’re lucky).

[wokefrogvirus]

let’s be flat with mama

[batri-jopa]

Hey, have you guys seen manatee casually eating head of lettuce like it was some underwater street-food?

No?

Here you go:

You're welcome

[shiftythrifting]

A very phallic manatee sculpture that was poorly cropped to somehow make it even more phallic. It got a hardy chuckle out of me lol

mature flagged before it was even in queue, lol

[fishstarrz]

As a child I genuinely believed that mayonnaise was made out of manatees

[yinza]

Manatee mermaid for @ladysarai!

Prints available on Inprnt!

[Image Description: A rough digital painting of a mermaid with the lower half of a manatee. She is fat with light brown skin and long dark hair. She smiles as she swims close to the surface of the water, sunlight making patterns on her back. /end ID]

[troythecatfish]

Happy Manatee Appreciation Day ☺️😊😄

Manatee Appreciation Day is celebrated annually on the last Wednesday in March-March 25, 2026-to raise awareness for the conservation of these "gentle giants". The day highlights the protection of endangered manatees and their habitats, often featuring educational webinars, such as those hosted by the Save the Manatee Club.

•Purpose: To promote conservation, educate the public, and encourage safe boating practices to protect manatees from threats like boat collisions and habitat loss.

•Date: It falls on the last Wednesday of March (March 25, 2026; March 31, 2027). The Animals: Often called "sea cows," they are slow-moving herbivores inhabiting warm coastal waters and rivers.

•Involvement: Organizations like the Save the Manatee Club urge the public to learn, support conservation, and participate in social media awareness.