What time of year do manatees migrate?
A. In the winter, usually November through March, manatees are concentrated primarily in Florida. Manatees are susceptible to cold-related disease and, in the winter, gather near warm water sources such as natural springs or warm water effluents of power plants. Water temperatures below 68 degrees usually cause manatees to move into these warm water refuge areas. Individual manatees often return to the same wintering areas year after year. In the summer months, manatees are much more widely distributed and can be found as far west as Louisiana and as far north as Virginia and the Carolinas.
A. In the winter, usually November through March, manatees are concentrated primarily in Florida. Manatees are susceptible to cold-related disease and, in the winter, gather near warm water sources such as natural springs or warm water effluents of power plants. Water temperatures below 68 degrees usually cause manatees to move into these warm water refuge areas. Individual manatees often return to the same wintering areas year after year. In the summer months, manatees are much more widely distributed and can be found as far west as Lousiana and as far north as Virginia and the Carolinas.
A. In the winter, usually November through March, manatees are concentrated primarily in Florida. Manatees are susceptible to cold-related disease, and in the winter, gather near warm water sources such as natural springs or warm water effluents of power plants. Water temperatures below 68 degrees usually cause manatees to move into these warm water refuge areas. Individual manatees often return to the same wintering areas year after year. In the summer months, manatees are much more widely distributed and can be found as far west as Lousiana and as far north as Virginia and the Carolinas.
A. In the winter, usually November through March, manatees are concentrated primarily in Florida. Manatees are susceptible to cold-related disease, and in the winter, gather near warm water sources such as natural springs or warm water effluents of power plants. Water temperatures below 68 degrees usually cause manatees to move into these warm water refuge areas. Individual manatees often return to the same wintering areas year after year. In the summer months, manatees are much more widely distributed and can be found as far west as Alabama and Lousiana and as far north as Viginia and the Carolinas. Q. What is the average weight of a manatee? A. The average adult manatee is about 10 feet long and weighs about 1,000 pounds. Q. How do manatees produce babies? A. Manatees do not form permanent pair bonds. During breeding, a single female will be followed by a group of a dozen or more males, forming a mating herd. They appear to breed at random during this time. Although breeding and brit
