Algae often grows on the backs and tails of manatees, which makes their skin color appear green or brown. Nostrils are located above the snout and have valves that tightly close when the manatee ...

“I saw what looked like a manatee nose,” Hayes told the Tampa Bay Times. “I called FWC. From there they dispatched the rescue team.” The female manatee is about a year and a half old and ...

Manatee flights include a veterinarian and another manatee caretaker who check on the animals regularly, watching their nostrils to ensure that they’re breathing and occasionally misting them.

Cynthia Stringfield had barely slept by the time she reached the Miami Seaquarium parking lot early Tuesday morning. She had been awake since 4 a.m. and was restless the night before. The day she ...

Ever since his first hard-won sightings of African manatees, award-winning marine biologist Aristide Takoukam Kamla has been devoted to protecting the little known and at risk aquatic mammals.

However, they are shy creatures — spotting them requires setting out before dawn, when the lake is glassy and tranquil, all the better for following the trails of bubbles and, maybe just maybe, ...