LIVE UNDERWATER WEBCAM WITH MANATEES
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- Location: Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park, Florida, United States
- Source: Explore Live Nature Cams
- Info: Live manatee webcam in Florida, United States. The manatees shown are at the Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park. The Park provides a sanctuary and home to manatees that cannot be released into the wild.
More info: The manatee is a large marine mammal, also known as a sea cow and has an egg-shaped head, flippers and a flat tail. Manatees are closely related to elephants and though they may seem like cumbersome creatures, manatees can swim quickly and gracefully helped with their powerful tails.
There are three species of manatee: the Amazonian manatee, the West Indian manatee, or the American manatee and the African manatee. Typically, manatees stay in rivers, seas and oceans along coasts. Manatees often swim alone or in pairs. They are not territorial, so they have no need for a leader or followers. When manatees are seen in a group, it is either a mating herd or an informal meeting of the species simply sharing a warm area that has a large food supply. A group of manatees is called an aggregation. An aggregation usually never grows larger than about six individuals.
Additional Information:
Animal Diversity Web
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Natural History Museum
Marine Mammal Commission