A pilot study of the extralimital West Indian Manatee population in Mobile Bay, AL

Battleship  
  • August

Photo credit: David Rencher

  A manatee's head and back break the water's surface as it swims through vegetation.     The manatee breathes through nostrils located on the top and tip of its snout.  


            Photo credit: R. H. Carmichael

  Foods available to manatees near the Battleship in Mobile Bay     A manatee skims floating vegetation from the surface of the water near the U.S.S. Alabama on 08/21/07.  

 
  The manatee's tail is visible as it dives.
 
 

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