Their length goes from 10-12 feet
And they weight from 1,500-1,800 lbs !!

* *Very Gentle Creatures**

If they live in the wild they can live up to 60 years .

What do they eat?

They are herbivores, and they eat freshwater plants and marine .  

What is the population..?

Most manatees can be found in Florida, where there are over 3,000 manatees. They are also commonly found in mangrove swapms.

Where do they range..?

Though manatees are mostly found in in Florida’s coastal waters during winter. Some of them will migrate as far north as the Carolinas or as far west as Louisiana in summer. For the warm water . Because their bodies can not stand water.

What is there behavior like ?

Sometimes manatees will be found in lower waters , like ..... bays, swamps, and coastal waters. It is very rare to find a manatee in waters that are below 68 degrees Fahrenheit. They are well known for their gentle, slow-moving nature, manatees have also been known to body surf or barrel roll when playing. They normally rest and feed often. Manatees will communicate by squealing under water to show that they have fear, stress or excitement.

Reproduction
Mating Season - No speceific time .

~Number of offspring 1 calf
    Calves are born weighing between 60 and 70 pounds and measuring about 3-4 feet !! And they nurse underwater.

~Why they are in danger~

Destruction of their coastal and freshwater habitat. The main known cause of death to manatees is by boat strikes; propellers and hulls inflict serious or mortal wounds. Most manatees have a pattern of scars on their backs or tails after surviving collisions with boats. Scientists use these patterns to identify individuals. Manatees are also vulnerable to cold water. They have been found crushed or drowned in flood-control gates and suffer harm from exposure to toxic red tide. In addition, a large number of manatees die from unknown causes each year.

Some natural causes include... diseases, red tide, predation from natural enemies and susceptibility to cold stress. Add that to the primary threat to all endangered species. In the manatee's case, this is development along seagrass beds, mangroves and salt marshes.

To complicate the manatees' situation even further, endangerment threats include harassment by humans, estimated as responsible for 43% of all manatee deaths. Fishing lines or nets carelessly thrown into the water get tangled in the manatees' fins or tails, causing gashes that easily get infected. Speeding boats collide with slow-moving manatees surfacing for air, oftentimes killing manatees on impact. Boat propellers inflict fatal lacerations on the backs and tails of manatees swimming near the surface, unable to submerge fast enough to escape the blades.

Tossing fishing lines, feeding and harassing manatees, and boating in manatee-protected areas are subject to fines and/or imprisonment. Nevertheless, the Florida manatee death toll continues to rise at an alarming rate.