A tour guide in Florida has grown increasingly popular online after sharing updates about an adorable baby manatee in Florida, and that baby has become famous! Florida Guide Josh shared in one of his ...

Growing up in Florida, I had a few close encounters with Manatees. There was the family of manatees that would swim up and down the river next to my high school. The injured animals who made their ...

A pair of rare, newborn manatee twins was spotted swimming with their mom in Florida's Homosassa Springs this past week. Manatees are a popular draw for Florida tourists, but the species is also on ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - This something good is about an adorable baby animal. An orphaned baby manatee was rescued from Salt Springs in Ocala National Forest over the weekend! Some people say, “It ...

West Indian manatees are the epitome of cute and cuddly, so much so that you just want to reach out and squeeze one. From the surface, they look like giant, brownish beanie bags that you could just ...

SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) - Scientists say a manatee that swims in waters near Sarasota has given birth to rare twins. The manatee, Tomo-Bella, who has been observed by marine biologists since 1993, was ...

Stubby the manatee arrived at the Columbus Zoo in 2005 after a boat strike claimed 70 percent of her tail, and ever since then this gentle giant has helped care for dozens of orphaned baby manatees ...

More perinatal, or baby, manatees were found dead so far this year than in the five previous years, according to preliminary data from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. On average ...

It is illegal to touch, feed, or give water to West Indian manatees. Manatees are protected by state and federal laws, including the Florida Manatee Sanctuary Act of 1978. Violating laws protecting ...