The manatee Trichechus manatus is a herbivorous marine mammal that can live up to 70 years, weigh 500 kgs and measuring over 3 meters. They communicat
The manatee Trichechus manatus is a herbivorous marine mammal that can live up to 70 years, weigh 500 kgs and measuring over 3 meters. They communicate with sounds way squeaks. They live on the fringe of the tropical warm waters in the Caribbean South America and parts of Asia and Africa Ocenaia Generally live in isolation and in raising living with their mothers for up to two years. They can stay underwater for up to 20 minutes. They feed on plants consuming the daily equivalent to one tenth of its weight. When the Spanish conquistadors saw manatees for the first time mistook them for mermaids. In Xelha, Quintana Roo has a program for preservation. El manati Trichechus manatus es un mamifero marino herbivoro que llega a vivir hasta 70 años pesar 500 kgs y medir mas de 3 mts Se comunican con sonidos a manera de chirridos Viven en la franja de aguas tibias del tropico en el Caribe Sudamerica y partes de Africa Asia y Ocenaia Generalmente viven aislados y al criar conviven con sus madres hasta dos años Pueden permanecer bajo el agua hasta 20 minutos Se alimentan con plantas consumiendo el equivalente diario a una decima parte de su peso Cuando los conquistadores españoles los vieron por primera vez los confundieron con sirenas En Xelha, Quintana Roo se tiene un programa para su conservación.
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