West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus)

Species information

Florida manatee cow with calf © Daniel J. Cox / www.osfimages.com	Florida manatee cow nursing calf © Daniel J. Cox / www.osfimages.com	Florida manatee cow nursing calf © Doug Perrine / Auscape International
Close up of a Florida manatee underwater © Michael Patrick O'Neill / www.nhpa.co.uk	Florida manatee underwater © Michael Patrick O'Neill / www.nhpa.co.uk	West Indian manatee © Tom & Therisa Stack / Auscape International
West Indian manatee © Pete Oxford / naturepl.com	Florida manatee swimming at surface, dorsal view © Michael Patrick O'Neill / www.nhpa.co.uk	Sub-adult Florida manatee © Daniel J. Cox / www.osfimages.com
Florida manatee feeding on hyacinth © Jeff Foott / Discovery Communications, Inc.	Florida manatee surfacing to breathe © Jeff Foott / Discovery Communications, Inc.	Florida manatee surfacing to breathe © Daniel J. Cox / www.osfimages.com
Florida manatee at surface © Jeff Foott / Discovery Communications, Inc.	Florida manatee tail © Gerard Soury / www.osfimages.com	Florida manatee group © Daniel J. Cox / www.osfimages.com
Florida manatee scarred by motor boat propellor © Jeff Foott / Discovery Communications, Inc.	Florida manatee group swimming in shallows © Michael Patrick O'Neill / www.nhpa.co.uk	Florida manatee congregation at power plant outflow pipe © Michael Patrick O'Neill / www.nhpa.co.uk