QUICK FACT: The only manatee known to regularly eat fish and mollusks.

THREATS: Poaching, traps/bycatch, and dam entrapment threaten populations across a huge range.

IMPORTANCE: Aquatic “gardeners” that stimulate plant growth and signal healthy, vegetated waterways.

Photo credit: Abu Dhabi Aquarium

QUICK FACT: The only manatee known to regularly eat fish and mollusks.

THREATS: Poaching, traps/bycatch, and dam entrapment threaten populations across a huge range.

IMPORTANCE: Aquatic “gardeners” that stimulate plant growth and signal healthy, vegetated waterways.

Photo credit: Abu Dhabi Aquarium