While manatees eat a broad diet of over 60 different plants, they most commonly feed on species of seagrass. Seagrasses are marine plants that, like land plants, have leaves, flowers, roots and ...

As red tide counts fall in Southwest Florida, Florida Fish and Wildlife suspects the toxic algae killed a manatee and a dolphin earlier this month. The 9-foot male manatee carcass was collected ...

Manatees are part of what makes Florida a special place. Also known affectionately as sea cows, they are unique creatures and unlike the Sunshine State's other high-profile animal, the alligator ...