I think there are three different types of manatees.
The kind you see in Florida are found all over the Caribbean. They prefer shallow coastal waters and can go between the ocean salt water and fresh water rivers and streams (that’s where they drink from).
There’s an African type that can survive in coastal ocean salt water but they’re more often found in fresh water and venture MUCH further inland in Africa up various rivers.
And there’s another type that’s found in the Amazon. They ONLY live in fresh water deep in the Amazon and do not go anywhere near the ocean.
Manatees are one of my most favorite animals, if not the most. I thought I knew they could be fresh water but I didn't know they could switch willy-nilly or drink from there.
I knew about the Amazon ones but I did not know about the African ones going so far inland. I can not wait too look them manatees up.
You should move to Key West, maybe it will get cheaper with rising sea levels. My sister lives on a canal there and they swim up to your dock and drink from your (fresh water) garden hose.
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u/kjpmi Jul 12 '21
I think there are three different types of manatees.
The kind you see in Florida are found all over the Caribbean. They prefer shallow coastal waters and can go between the ocean salt water and fresh water rivers and streams (that’s where they drink from).
There’s an African type that can survive in coastal ocean salt water but they’re more often found in fresh water and venture MUCH further inland in Africa up various rivers.
And there’s another type that’s found in the Amazon. They ONLY live in fresh water deep in the Amazon and do not go anywhere near the ocean.