21. Manatees In Belize: An Earthwatch Expedition By an Earthwatch volunteer who worked for two weeks on a scientific project. Describes data gathering and the overall experience. http://members.bellatlantic.net/~samg2/belize

August 2001 S M T W T F S Prologue Welcome This website chronicles the two weeks I spent in Belize as part of an Earthwatch Expedition. The pages are long, and there are many of them. I wanted to write a thorough travelogue for myself, but also for others who are thinking of doing an Earthwatch expedition and want to know what to expect.

22. Florida (West Indian) Manatee - Bagheera manatees inhabit warm waters of the Western Atlantic from Florida to Brazil where they live in coastal waters, freshwater inlets, and river http://tmsyn.wc.ask.com/r?t=an&s=hb&uid=24312681243126812&sid=343126

23. MANATEE - Website For Manatee Watchers Lists information about manatees. Information includes but is not limited to behavior, description, and size. http://www.homesafe.com/manatee/photographs/

Manatee Stories Rules Recommendations ... Help! On-Line Image Archive (click here for more information) E-mail me with any questions. xa013.jpg 70.43 Kb 640 x 480 xa014.jpg 72.68 Kb 640 x 480 xa025.jpg 134.25 Kb 788 x 578 xa029.jpg 51.27 Kb 581 x 365 xa033.jpg 78.86 Kb 768 x 583 xa034.jpg 79.99 Kb 795 x 597 xa04.jpg 55.68 Kb 600 x 400 xa1.jpg 45.10 Kb 600 x 400 xa10.jpg 33.39 Kb 579 x 379 xa11.jpg

24. MANATEE - Website For Manatee Watchers left by the manatees tail and body at the surface are clues which reveal the presence of manatees in the area. HABITAT AND FOOD manatees http://tmsyn.wc.ask.com/r?t=an&s=hb&uid=24312681243126812&sid=343126

25. Threats To Manatees And Dugongs people live near the warm coasts and rivers that are also the homes to manatees and dugongs. manatees and dugongs have fewer places to live and feed. http://www.cep.unep.org/kids/cb11.html

Threats to Manatees and Dugongs

26. Crew Removes Manatees At Risk Of Freezing CNN http://cnn.com/2001/NATURE/01/04/manatee.rescue.ap/index.html

27. MANATEE - Website For Manatee Watchers PHOTOS Photograph Archive. Lot's of full color photos of manatees. Always a favorite destination for Manatee Watchers! http://tmsyn.wc.ask.com/r?t=an&s=hb&uid=24312681243126812&sid=343126

28. Brevard County Manatees Professional Baseball - Official Site (8/11/05) – The manatees gave a valiant effort in the late innings, Keep upto-date with the manatees! Enter your e-mail address below to subscribe. http://manateesbaseball.com/

TEAM SCHEDULE PROMOTIONS ROSTER FSL STANDINGS ... HOME var lsDisplayTime=11.5 Complete Game Recaps Available The Brevard County Manatees season ended on Sunday, September 4th, at Daytona Beach with a 12-6 victory over the Daytona Cubs. Free Game Used Bats Talk Like a Pirate Day 2006 Schedule The 2006 Brevard County Manatees schedule will be released within the next month. Teams had a chance to look over a draft of the schedule, however, the final format has not been officially approved. Teams will begin play on Thursday, April 6th, 2006. If you're interested in season tickets, email info@spacecoaststadium.com. 2005 Season Ends on a Good Note Game Rained Out Manatees Final Home Game Tonight 2005 Post-Season All Star Team Announced SEPTEMBER 4 R H E BREVARD COUNTY DAYTONA FINAL APRIL 2006 END OF 2005 SEASON Which new promotion would you like to see in 2006? Coach For A Day New Car Giveaway Strike Out Batter of the Game Super Soaker Sundays (Squirt Guns) Weekly All You Can Eat Night Keep up-to-date with the Manatees! Enter your e-mail address below to subscribe.

29. Manatees Topics include physical characteristics, distribution, diet, and communication. http://tmsyn.wc.ask.com/r?t=an&s=hb&uid=24312681243126812&sid=343126

30. Fish And Wildlife Research Institute A part of Florida state's Fish Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC). FMRI conducts applied marine research in collaboration with other academic http://tmsyn.wc.ask.com/r?t=an&s=hb&uid=24312681243126812&sid=343126

31. Manatee Factoid manatees were once mistaken for mermaids by sailors. Florida Manatee manatees can be found in the warm waters of shallow rivers, bays, http://www.npca.org/marine_and_coastal/marine_wildlife/manatee.asp

www.eParks.org>> Marine Wildlife MARINE WILDLIFE American Alligator ... Make a Difference MANATEE (Trichechus manatus) Factoid: Manatees were once mistaken for mermaids by sailors. Status: Endangered Population: The largest population of manatees is found in Florida, where approximately 2,000 individuals now live. Threats: Most manatees have a pattern of scars on their backs or tails from collisions with boats. Scientists use these patterns to identify individuals. But these collisions can be fatal for the manatee. Besides boating accidents, manatees have been found crushed or drowned in flood-control gates and also suffer from pollution and habitat loss. Survival: Manatees are thought to live 50 to 60 years in the wild. Well known for their gentle, slow-moving nature, manatees have also been known to body surf or barrel roll when playing. They communicate by squealing under water to demonstrate fear, stress or excitement. Manatees are herbivores and eat marine and freshwater plants.

32. Brevard County Manatees Professional Baseball - Official Site Official website of the Brevard County, Florida manatees minor league baseball team. http://www.manateesbaseball.com/

TEAM SCHEDULE PROMOTIONS ROSTER FSL STANDINGS ... HOME var lsDisplayTime=11.5 Complete Game Recaps Available The Brevard County Manatees season ended on Sunday, September 4th, at Daytona Beach with a 12-6 victory over the Daytona Cubs. Free Game Used Bats Talk Like a Pirate Day 2006 Schedule The 2006 Brevard County Manatees schedule will be released within the next month. Teams had a chance to look over a draft of the schedule, however, the final format has not been officially approved. Teams will begin play on Thursday, April 6th, 2006. If you're interested in season tickets, email info@spacecoaststadium.com. 2005 Season Ends on a Good Note Game Rained Out Manatees Final Home Game Tonight 2005 Post-Season All Star Team Announced SEPTEMBER 4 R H E BREVARD COUNTY DAYTONA FINAL APRIL 2006 END OF 2005 SEASON Which new promotion would you like to see in 2006? Coach For A Day New Car Giveaway Strike Out Batter of the Game Super Soaker Sundays (Squirt Guns) Weekly All You Can Eat Night Keep up-to-date with the Manatees! Enter your e-mail address below to subscribe.

33. Johns Hopkins University Press | Online Walkers Mammals Not Available Detailed description of the order and its members from Walker's Mammals of the World by Ronald Nowak. http://www.press.jhu.edu/books/walker/sirenia/sirenia.html

Advanced Search BROWSE BY SUBJECT History and Social Science Literature and the Arts Medicine and Science Regional Interest ... Contact Us The online edition of Walker's Mammals of the World is no longer available. The print edition may still be purchased through the Johns Hopkins University Press. For more information, visit http://www.press.jhu.edu/books/title_pages/2993.html webmaster@jhupress.jhu.edu

34. The Coral Divers - HOME Freshwater and saltwater diving in central Florida with a focus on manatees. http://www.geocities.com/TheTropics/Cabana/8483/home.html

THE CORAL DIVERS HOME PAGE Florida Manatee... they may become extinct in your lifetime Welcome to THE CORAL DIVERS Home Page. This web site is dedicated to Fresh and Saltwater Diving in Florida. There is also a big focus on the endangered Manatee. Florida is THE place for Scuba Diving. We have so many natural springs that you can dive in. More over, we have some of the best reef diving in the world. You can even dive in the Gulf of Mexico. This site provides information and links to some of the great dive spots in our state. So dive in to the THE CORAL DIVERS and learn something. My buddy Don with a little something left behind by a local Manatee... (probably a good thing he was wearing gloves) Index of this site's links Manatee News about Florida dive sites My Under water picture Gallery Please sign my guest book! ... All my favorite Scuba links One of the Newest Members of the Scuba site ring The Scuba Site Ring This site owned by The Coral Divers Also member of these Web Rings This site is listed in the SCUBA Directory Manatee Gallery News ICQ ... E-Mail Wednesday, October 11, 2000

35. TWO-TC: Understanding Manatees manatees hold their breath for 3 to 5 minutes when active and up to 20 If you are fortunate to be at a location frequented by wild manatees or near a http://www.thewildones.org/Curric/manateeUnder.html

Understanding Manatees Reprinted from The Wild Times Teacher Connection v3n3, Spring 1998. It is difficult to comprehend something as alien as a manatee if one has not experienced them. Especially difficult for children is interpreting the abstractions of the size and weight of such a large animal. The following suggestions are presented as activities in which you and your students may engage to de-mystify these unusual creatures. How many children does it take to equal the weight of an average manatee? Children may be sensitive about their individual weight, but by submitting their weight on a secret ballot, an average weight for your age group can be computed. We suggest that children be presented with the class sum rather than the individual weights. They can then compute the mean average by dividing that sum by the number of children in the class. Once an average child weight is arrived at, the children can easily use that weight as a divisor in finding the number of children that equal the weight of the average 1200 pound (500 kg) manatee. To make this number more concrete, gather that many children together near a actual size model of a manatee.

36. TC Uni Stuttgart Manatees E.V. Der Tauchclub informiert ¼ber Training und Ausbildung, verschiedene Mitglieder berichten von TauchReisen. http://www.s-line.de/homepages/tc-manatees/

37. Manatees.com The Wonderful World of the Manatee Join the people who are Join the people who are fighting to keep manatees from passing into State wildlife panel delays vote on manatees endangered status May 28, 2003 http://www.manatees.com/

38. Manatees Hockey News, information, game reviews, photos and more on the Miami manatees professional hockey team of the WHA2. http://www.geocities.com/manateeshockey

Hockey team owes back rent, city says Monday, Aug. 16, 2004 The Miami Manatees minor-league hockey team didn't have much success luring South Florida fans it didn't even last a whole season at Miami Arena. Turns out the team wasn't much better at paying its bills, says the Miami Sports and Exhibition Authority. Authority Executive Director and CEO James Jenkins announced at a Friday board meeting the team owes the city roughly $130,000 in back rent and other fees. Two $25,000 checks the city collected from the team bounced, Jenkins said. Read full Story! Bad Debts Wednesday, May 19, 2004 David Waronker , the Miami Manatees owner, has yet to refund money to Manatees Season Ticket holders. Eleven home games remained unplayed at the time the Manateees folded. Season Ticket holders were told to request refunds and were promised they would recieve their refund checks "soon". More than half a year has passed and refunds remain notably absent from former ticket holders' mailboxes. A recent article in the Orlando Weekly also revealed that Waronker owes $150,000 in back rent to the Orlando Centroplex for the Orlando Seals use of the T.D. Waterhouse Centre. Waronker has announced that his Seals team would play in the newly formed Southern Professional Hockey League next season, but Miami fans have a warning for potential Orlando Season Ticket purchasers: "You could be next!"

39. Manatee - Enchanted Learning Software manatees are aquatic mammals that live their lives in the warm, shallow waters on the coast and in canals. They breathe air through nostrils into their http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/mammals/manatee/

EnchantedLearning.com is a user-supported site. As a bonus, site members have access to a banner-ad-free version of the site, with print-friendly pages. Click here to learn more. (Already a member? Click here. K-3 Coloring Printout Coloring Printout with Writing Area ... EnchantedLearning.com All About Manatees Sea Cows Quiz Manatees are aquatic mammals that are called sea cows (named this by Georg Wilhelm Steller, because they taste like beef). These plant eaters are slow swimmers; they have two flippers, each of which has three to four nails on the end (there are no external hind limbs). Short whiskers adorn the short, boxy snout. Manatees are closely related to the elephant and the hyrax (a small mammal that looks like a rodent)! Many years ago, there were legends that sailors, seeing manatees from a long distance, thought they were mermaids. SIZE The average adult manatee grows to be about 10-12 feet (3-3.6 m) long and weighs about 1,000-1,800 pounds (450-800 kg). COLOR When manatees are new-born, they are gray-black. Their skin quickly lightens to gray as they mature. Adults may also have barnacles and/or algae growing on the skin. BREATHING AND DIVING Manatees breathe air through nostrils into their two lungs. Although they can stay underwater for up to 20 minutes, they usually surface every 5 minutes. Their nostrils are covered by flaps that close during dives.

40. Florida (West Indian) Manatee - Bagheera manatees inhabit warm waters of the Western Atlantic from Florida to Brazil Warm Florida waters have provided wintering refuges for manatees in natural http://www.bagheera.com/inthewild/van_anim_manatee.htm

Return to Vanishing FLORIDA (WEST INDIAN) MANATEE Remaining Population: Unknown Range: Oceans Although their bulbous, whiskery face makes this hard to believe today, manatees are probably the source of legends about mermaids. Their humanlike eyes must have captivated the early European sailors who caught fleeting glimpses of them swimming in the warm waters of the West Indies. In the 17th century, mermaids were depicted with their male companions, mermen. Although the legends of these half-fish, half-human creatures have lived on for hundreds of years and are still popular today, it is uncertain whether the manatees that inspired the legends will live on much longer. Only a concerted effort to protect them in their marine habitat will save manatees from extinction. Range and Status Manatees inhabit warm waters of the Western Atlantic from Florida to Brazil where they live in coastal waters, freshwater inlets, and river mouths. Warm Florida waters have provided wintering refuges for manatees in natural warm water springs. They also are attracted to the warm water outflow from power plants, where on occasion a manatee has gotten stuck and rescue efforts have made the evening news.

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