Florida Tech students are developing a robotic manatee, called "Mechanatee," to study real manatees without disturbing them. The robot will mimic the movements and communication of manatees to gather ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — It’s one thing to visit an aquarium and gaze in awe at a 1,000-pound manatee swimming just behind the glass. It’s another thing to share the same water with Florida’s sea cows, ...

(Story updated to add information that giving water to manatees is illegal.) The snowbirds are heading north again, but our beloved manatees are staying put right here in Southwest Florida. On Monday, ...

Manatees were spotted at the Calusa Marina in Goodland, Florida on March 31st. The manatees were drinking fresh water and appeared to enjoy being sprayed with a hose. Manatees, nicknamed "sea cows," ...

Make way for the manatee. A surprise sea cow sighting put the brakes on a $64 million Gulf Coast construction project, according to a news release from the Texas Department of Transportation. ALSO ...

Lee County leads Florida in manatee deaths from boat strikes in 2025, with 14 recorded incidents. Statewide, manatee deaths ...

Christopher Columbus gets credit for the first written record of manatees in North America, ones he saw near the Dominican Republic in 1492. West Indian manatees, also called Florida manatees, are ...