Today we went to look for Manatees. There is a Manatee Park in Fort Myers near the power plant. In the Winter, when the gulf waters get too cold, the manatees like to go to places like this because the water is warm here.
Manatees are known as the sea cow and can be up to 13 feet long and 1,300 lbs (whoa - that is heavy). They swim very slowly with their small flippers. They have been on the endangered list for a while, because they can be hurt by people driving in boats around the gulf. People are trying to be more careful when they are out in the boats and it seems the manatees are doing much better. They are easy to spot in the water, since they swim near the top, move slowly and are very large in size.
We did not spot any manatees today. Probably because the water temperature is up to 85 degrees now so they can go out and swim in the warm open water of the Gulf of Mexico.
Here are some pictures of what manatees look like. They are cool looking animals!
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