Manatees are one of the most loved animals in the world, and with good reason. These gentle sea mammals are friendly, ...

We know manatees to be important fixtures in Florida, but new research has suggested that they might be relatively recent arrivals to the Sunshine State. For centuries, manatees may have swum in ...

It is possible manatees lived in Florida waters at that time but were not hunted, hence the lack of bones at archaeological sites, but the study authors find this explanation unlikely.

But unfossilized bones of more recent manatees (from the last 12,000 years) are quite rare—suggesting sea cows may have been infrequent visitors to the Florida peninsula before the modern era.

Like most Florida residents these days, manatees may not be native to the Sunshine State. A recent study shows the sea cows' arrival may have been fueled by global warming.

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That analysis involved reviewing around 70 archaeological reports that detailed the systematic collection and analysis of nearly two million animal bones. Essentially, none of them were manatee bones.

An analysis of nearly two million animal bones from 70 archaeological reports found pretty much no manatee bones in Florida. While further analyses did uncover manatee bones that appeared to have ...

Manatees used to live on land, according to the FWC. This is evident by their small pelvic bones that are detached from their skeletal frames. Featured Weekly Ad.

But unfossilized manatee bones are rare throughout Florida's records from the last 12,000 years, suggesting manatees were once much less common in the state. Thomas J. Pluckhahn. One possible ...

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