Manatee By Caroline Gaenzle

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ManateeBy Caroline Gaenzle
Surface feature flat, sandy, and wet
Shelter
Habitat rivers near the ocean
Climatewarm water
Vegetation water plants
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Diet
Physical Features
Manatee
Behaviors
Quiz
Interesting facts
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Diet

• Plants
• Water
• They scoop up the plants with their flipper.
• Manatees have flat wide teeth to grind their food.

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Behaviors

• Manatees rest for 2 to12 hours a day.
• They touch each other when they talk.
• Manatees must eat a lot to stay warm.

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Physical Features

• The manatees body is big in the middle and
  narrows at the flipper.
• Manatees have small eyes.
• Their noses look like a dogs face.
• Manatees have whiskers.

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Interesting Facts

• Manatees dont have natural enemies but can be
  injured by motor boat propellers.
• There arent many manatees left in the world.

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Quiz

• How do they chew?
• How is the manatees body shaped?
• How many hours do they rest ?