Manatees in florida feed on more than 60 species of plants including turtle grass, manatee grass, shoal grass, mangrove leaves, various algae, water hyacinth, acorns, and hydrilla. In sierra leone, africa, … Manatees eat a significant amount to meet their daily energy needs, which vary based on size, activity, and metabolism.

We analyzed 113 manatee fecal samples and surveyed shoreline emergent and submerged vegetation within the sanaga river watershed and found that african manatees appear to be primarily … Despite legal protection, the manatee is still hunted throughout its range for meat, leather and oil, by harpoon, trap, net and snagline. The west african manatee is known to die accidentally in shark …