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manatee fact #19 ♡ !! some experts believe that manatees can distinguish between different colors!

manatee fact #18 ♡ !! manatees eat about 10 to 15 percent of their body weight each day. it takes them about 7 hours per day to graze on food! via: discover crystal river florida

//what type(s) of music do you guys think manatees listen to?

manatee fact #17 ♡ !! manatees can hold their breath underwater for up to twenty minutes, but are usually seen coming up for air every three to five!

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//hello! i’ve recently gone back to school so i apologize for any inactivity!

manatee fact #4 ♡ !! manatees have the smallest brain to body ratio in the mammal group! however, they are quite smart and can actually be taught tricks!

manatee fact #3 ♡ !! manatees typically grow up to around 9-10 ft long (2.74-3m) and weigh around 1,000 pounds (455kg). however, there’s a possibility of them growing over 13 ft long (4m) and weighing more than 3,500 pounds (1,588 kg)! big boys!

manatee fact #2 ♡ !! manatees cannot bite you, even if they tried extra hard! the only teeth they have are for grinding, not biting, and are located at the very back of their jaws!

manatee fact #1 ♡ !! manatees are closer related to elephants than to any other marine creature!

//scratch that! let’s start from the beginning!

manatee fact #16 ♡ !! manatees are actually closely related to elephants, hyraxes, aardvarks!

// i’ll be continuing my posts from twitter so please ignore the fact that we won’t start at fact number 1 !!

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