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.

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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.

One section of the canal, from Eagle Drive to Southbend bridge, is classified by the FWC as a ‘normal operation zone,' with no speed or wake restrictions PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — People living ...

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 ...

Florida Tech students are developing a robotic manatee, called "Mechanatee," to study real manatees without disturbing them. The robot will mimic the movements and communication of manatees to ...

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.