Manatee (disambiguation)
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Animals
- The manateeManateeManatees are large, fully aquatic, mostly herbivorous marine mammals sometimes known as sea cows...
, a large, fully aquatic marine mammal sometimes known as the sea cow. The living subspecies of the manatee are:- The Amazonian ManateeAmazonian ManateeThe Amazonian Manatee is a species of manatee that lives in the freshwater habitats of the Amazon basin. They are found in Brazil, Peru, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana and Venezuela. Amazonian manatees are aquatic animals of the Sirenia order and are also known as "seacows". Their colour is grey but...
, found in the Amazon Basin of South America. - The West African Manatee, is a species of manatee and is the least studied of the four species of Sirenians
- The Amazonian Manatee
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- The West Indian ManateeWest Indian ManateeThe West Indian Manatee is a manatee, and the largest surviving member of the aquatic mammal order Sirenia . The West Indian Manatee, Trichechus manatus, is a species distinct from the Amazonian Manatee, T. inunguis, and the West African Manatee, T. senegalensis...
, found in Florida, the Greater Antilles, Central America, northern and northeastern South America - The Dwarf ManateeDwarf ManateeThe Dwarf Manatee is a possible species of manatee that lives in the freshwater habitats of the Amazon, though restricted to one tributary of the Aripuanã River...
, is a possible species of manatee that lives in the freshwater habitats of the Amazon, though restricted to one tributary of the Aripuanã River.
- The West Indian Manatee
The manatees are closely related to the Dugong
Dugong
The dugong is a large marine mammal which, together with the manatees, is one of four living species of the order Sirenia. It is the only living representative of the once-diverse family Dugongidae; its closest modern relative, Steller's sea cow , was hunted to extinction in the 18th century...
and to the extinct Steller's Sea Cow
Steller's Sea Cow
Steller's sea cow was a large herbivorous marine mammal. In historical times, it was the largest member of the order Sirenia, which includes its closest living relative, the dugong , and the manatees...
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Hospitals
- Manatee Palms Youth ServicesManatee Palms Youth ServicesManatee Palms Youth Services is a 60-bed psychiatric hospital in Bradenton, Florida, and a subsidiary of for-profit Psychiatric Solutions.-Profile:...
, a hospital that has been shuttered twice by FloridaFloridaFlorida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
officials in recent years due to widespread abuse and neglect
Places
- Lake ManateeLake ManateeLake Manatee is located in Manatee County in southwestern Florida in the United States On the Contenent of North America. Highway 64 crosses the eastern end of the lake, while the Lake Manatee State Park is found at the southwestern end. The Manatee River flows into the lake at the eastern end,...
, a lake in Manatee County, Florida, in the United States - Little Manatee RiverLittle Manatee RiverThe Little Manatee River flows almost , from east of Fort Lonesome, Florida through southern Hillsborough County, Florida and northern Manatee County, Florida into Tampa Bay. It has a drainage basin of . It flows along the Little Manatee River State Park for part of its route...
, a river in Hillsborough County and Manatee County, Florida, in the United States - Manatee County, FloridaManatee County, FloridaManatee County is a county in the state of Florida. According to the 2010 census by the U.S. Census Bureau there are 322,833 people living in Manatee Country.Manatee County is part of the North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota Metropolitan Statistical Area...
, a county in west central Florida in the United States - Manatee RiverManatee RiverThe Manatee River is a river in Manatee County, Florida. The river arises in the northeastern corner of Manatee County and flows into the Gulf of Mexico at the southern edge of Tampa Bay. The Manatee River has a watershed that is approximately . Lake Manatee, an artificial reservoir, is located...
, a river in Manatee County, Florida, in the United States - Manatee Road, an unincorporated census-designated place in Levy County, Florida
- Manatee Springs State ParkManatee Springs State ParkManatee Springs State Park is a Florida State Park located six miles west of Chiefland on SR 320, off US 19. Manatee Spring is a first magnitude spring that flows directly into the Suwannee River by way of a short run...
, a Florida State Park in Levy County, Florida, in the United States - Port ManateePort ManateePort Manatee is a deepwater seaport located in northern Manatee County, Florida. It is the fifth largest of Florida's 14 deepwater seaports. The port is served by mostly cargo ships, but the Regal Empress cruise ship did sail out of the port until the early 2000s.- External links :*...
, a seaport in Manatee County, Florida, in the United States