manatee

These algal blooms ravage the waters, depleting oxygen, and choking off the seagrasses that manatees rely on to feed.

Boat strikes are usually the biggest culprit for manatee deaths, but starvation seems to have taken the lead.

Both seagrass and coral have a special importance in a variety of ecosystems, especially since both feed or house endangered species like some species of turtles, seahorses, and manatees.

According to Oceanic Society, the habitat here is home to more than 500 fish species and 65 stony corals, as well as manatees, saltwater crocodiles and many other animals that may be encountered during a day’s adventures.

Threatened Antillean manatees may be crowded out of their habitat by the aggressive newcomers.

To these we gave boiled rice, and with it turtle and manatee boiled.

And it was to jab harpoons and spears into porpoises and manatee and sawfish, and be dragged about in their boat.

By taking a creditable steamer at Cedar Keys, we can reach Manatee, the point of our destination.

Let all those who dream of sand-hills, and only starvation staring them in the face while in Florida, come to Manatee.

Those rhyme-writers never visited Manatee, where new-born roses open every day, and summer lingers all the year.