Manatee
The Manatee is a gray or grayish brown water mammal that has a large, rounded body that narrows down to a flat, paddle-shaped tail. It also has two broad flippers with three or four fingernails on each flipper. The Manatee's face is thick and wrinkled. The Manatee can grow from nine to thirteen feet and can weigh 800 to 3,500 pounds.
Most of the Manatee's life is spent eating, resting, swimming, and playing in the warm waters of Florida. Alone or in small groups, the Manatee slowly romes hundreds of miles along water ways. The gentle slow-moving Manatee has no defense except to flee.


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