In captivity, West Indian manatees live greater than 60 years.

The West Indian manatee has recently been upgraded from endangered to threatened.

Here, the ocean floor is covered with turtle grass beds, which support a small population of West Indian manatees.

A number of species feed on the marsh vegetation, including the endangered West Indian manatee.

The West Indian manatee has a high casualty rate due to thermal shock from cold temperatures.

Unlike the West Indian manatee, it lacks nails on the end of most flippers.

Photos are rare; although very little is known about this species, scientists think they are similar to West Indian manatees.

In the first edition, whales and the West Indian Manatee were classified among the fishes.

Although female West Indian manatees are mostly solitary creatures, they form mating herds while in estrus.

Like other manatees, the West Indian manatee has adapted fully to an aquatic life style, having no hind limbs.

Check out the Pacific white-sided dolphins or West Indian manatees being nursed back to health; some are released.

Both the Green sea turtle and the West Indian manatee are known to feed upon the plant, as well as some herbivorous fish.

That happened an hour ago, when a prehistoric West Indian manatee and her calf, shy, blubbery cows of the sea, paddled gently by.

The largest sirenian at up to 1500 kg is the West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus).

The West Indian manatee is surprisingly agile in water, and individuals have been seen doing rolls, somersaults, and even swimming upside-down.

Among the wildlife of the park are West Indian Manatee, American Alligator, and 160 species of birds.

Florida manatees, a subspecies of the West Indian manatee, thrive in warm, shallow coastal waters and migrate when the temperature drops.

One way African manatees are like West Indian manatees is they both need habitats with protected water and access to food and fresh water.

Among the wildlife of the park are bald eagles, ospreys, owls, loggerhead sea turtles, West Indian manatees and migratory shorebirds.

Manatee Coast, which opened in 1999, is the cornerstone of the region, supporting the endangered West Indian manatees in a 192,000 gallon indoor habitat.

West Indian Manatee (Trichechus manatus)

While at the park, visitors might see West Indian manatees, gopher tortoises, snowy egrets, least terns, and magnificent frigatebirds.

ARKive - images and movies of the West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus)

During the winter months, warm-water outfalls from the station draw dozens of West Indian manatees, an endangered species, to the immediate vicinity of the plant.

As a scientist, Mignucci is an expert in endangered tropical marine mammals and a specialist in the West Indian manatee.

The largest sirenian at up to 1500 kg is the West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus).

West Indian Manatee (Trichechus manatus)

ARKive - images and movies of the West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus)

The area provides important habitat for waterfowl and is key habitat for the West Indian Manatee (Trichechus manatus).

Scientists do not know a lot about this species, but they hypothesise the African manatee is very similar to the West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus).

The largest living species in the order Sirenia of dugongs and manatees is the West Indian Manatee (Trichechus manatus).

The Chocón Machacas river and Golfete Dulce complex form one of Guatemala's few remaining habitats for the endangered Caribbean manatee (Trichechus manatus).

The West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus) is a manatee, and the largest surviving member of the aquatic mammal order Sirenia (which also includes the dugong and the extinct Steller's sea cow).