The downtick is expected: the peak of perinatal mortality normally coincides with calving season in late spring/summer, per ...

Sea cow, not pond cow. A juvenile manatee was rescued from a small pond in Florida — a mile and a half from open water — after being stranded there due to the storm surge of Hurricane Helene.

Warm water, usually 60 degrees or warmer, is a must for both West Indian and West African manatees due to their low metabolic rates and minimal fat protection ... The baby manatee (calf) stays ...

Last September, Tasajerito the manatee was found lost in a Colombian swamp, just three days old and separated from his mother. Nine months later, the baby sea cow weighs as much as an adult woman ...