#westindianmanatee

[wanderingalaskan]

It’s always a good sign the weather is warming up when the manatees return! This mother & calf were just slowly cruising along and let us get a close look as they passed us. #manatee #westindianmanatee #sirenia #Trichechusmanatus #florida #ecotour #marcoisland #endangeredspecies #neverstopexploring #neverstoplearning #doyourpart (at Marco Island, Florida) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-NUXahDgzv/?igshid=1w97323uyju8c

[envunlimited]

Howdy 👋. So I pulled a Game of Thrones season 8 on this one and tried to finish this spencil sketch of a #WestIndianManatee in record time 😬. This is probably why the myriad of critique material within 😌. Well I wanted to finish this as a way commemorate #WorldOceansDay which is today 🐟🐬🐳🐋🐚🐙🐡 🙌. I did base this skech on a photo I took about 2 years or so ago went I to #CrystalRiver 😀. So I am definitely open to honest and brutal opinions 😱. Your comments are most welcomed below 🙏. I have another sketch that I will post tomorrow. Have a great evening. Best regards ✌. https://www.instagram.com/p/Byd93N1JPyW/?igshid=1gjksaazm988p

[runchef]

So after being skunked a couple of times in other places we made a slight detour to try to track down some manatees. According to a gentleman here, if we would have been here yesterday we would have been lucky if we saw 2 or 3. But today was a different story and we hit the jackpot! There we about 40 with some breeding pairs and plenty of young. It was one of the most incredible experiences of our trip. #manateekisses #manatee #westindianmanatee #threatenedspecies #FloridaWildlife #mermaid #seadogs (at Manatee Observation Deck)

[jimabernethy]

The West Indian manatee or "sea cow" is a manatee, and the largest surviving member of the aquatic mammal order Sirenia. This beautiful gentile giant is a wonderful conservation story of how we can protect what we love. I highly recommend everyone to see this amazing creature as it truly is friendly and a lufe changing experience! The West Indian manatee is still protected by the Florida Manatee Sanctuary Act of 1978 and the US Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972. @jim_abernethy #manatee #westindianmanatee #crystalriver #threesisters #jimabernethysscubaadventures (at Three Sisters Springs)

[dfran904]

A customer left their hose out on the dock, after cleaning their boat. These two found it shortly after. #westindianmanatee

[dfran904]

Always enjoy visitors at work #westindianmanatee #floridamanatee (at Beach Marine)

[colinpurrington]

Juvenile West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus manatus) with three remoras (Echeneididae) attached. There were maybe 6 different individuals in the area. All had white patches, which I assume are from boat hits. An amazing treat to see them at all ... and these were so close I was tad worried one would bump into me. Near Icacos Island, Puerto Rico, on a beautiful day. #manatee #trichechus #westindianmanatee #antilleanmanatee #remora #echneididae #sharksucker #puertorico #icacosisland (at Icacos Island)

[happinessandsparkles]

Trichechus manatus #manatee #SWFLwildlife #westindianmanatee #FLmanatee #adventure (at Three Sisters Springs)