Despite their rotund appearance, manatees lack any significant fat stores and rely on warm waters to stay comfortable and ...

Boaters on Georgia’s coast should stay alert for sea turtles and manatees, as sightings of these protected species increase.

Three Florida Tech students are making a mechanical 'spy' manatee to covertly learn sea cows' deepest secrets.

National Manatee Appreciation Day was marked on Wednesday, celebrating the gentle giants that congregate off the Florida coast. The herbivores glide through coastal and riverine areas, feeding on ...

Break in Florida — peak time for boating, snorkeling and the final days of lobster season (ends on March 31). As activity on ...

Floridians love manatees. The marine animals, lovingly known as "sea cows" or "gentle giants," spend the winters swimming in rivers, bays, canals, estuaries and coastal areas from Nov. 15 to March 31.

People living along the C-24 canal in St. Lucie County told WPTV they’re concerned about manatees being harmed by speeding boaters. WPTV reporter Tyler Hatfield took a boat ride with John Hesch ...

Over half a century ago, a group of manatees from Panama’s Caribbean region of Bocas del Toro was flown into the Panama Canal to control the abundance of aquatic plants in its water reservoir ...

The robot will mimic the movements and communication of manatees to gather data on their behavior and habitat. The project is still in its early stages, but the team hopes to eventually test ...

"If manatees become accustomed to being around people, they can alter their behavior in the wild, perhaps causing them to lose their natural fear of boats and humans, which may make them more ...