1.6K views · 110 reactions | Manatee Mother and Calf Facts! •The female manatee assumes total responsibility for taking care of the calf! •The manatee calves nurse behind their mothers front flippers, but will also begin to eat plants a few months after birth! •Calves can be born any time of the year, although more tend to be born in the spring and summer!  | Bird's Underwater Dive Center | Facebook
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8.8K views · 201 reactions | Female manatees typically give birth to a baby manatee, or calf, every two to five years! Manatee reproduction rates are considered slow, since their gestational period is thirteen months! Occasionally, mothers give birth to twins, but it has been deemed a rare event!✨ | Bird's Underwater Dive Center | Facebook
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This Manatee calf was born during the current red tide event in St Petersburg / Tampa, Florida. The little dumpling is only a few days old. There's been a lot of misunderstanding about what is going on where with the Manatees in Florida so here's a simple breakdown. Manatees are starving to death, but not all over the state. The starvation is happening in the Indian River Lagoon on the east coast of Florida. They are starving because the grass beds are dying. On the west coast of Florida in the
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15K views · 109 reactions | Let’s talk baby manatees! The average manatee calf weighs around sixty pounds at the time of birth! Not a small baby for sure!✨ Calves remain with their mothers for a couple years after birth to learn how to travel, as well as how to find areas of food, rest, and warm water! Manatee calves have been seen nibbling on grasses at only a few weeks of age! What else would you like to know about young manatees?? | Bird's Underwater Dive Center | Facebook
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