![Snorkeller rubbing the belly of a baby Florida manatee - Stock Image - C048/3979 - Science Photo Library Snorkeller rubbing the belly of a baby Florida manatee - Stock Image - C048/3979 - Science Photo Library](https://media.sciencephoto.com/c0/48/39/79/c0483979-400px-wm.jpg)
Snorkeller rubbing the belly of a baby Florida manatee - Stock Image - C048/3979 - Science Photo Library
Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden - It's Manatee Appreciation Month! If you ADOPT our manatees, SwimShady, Alby, and Manhattan between now and Nov. 14 you will be entered to win a behind-the-scenes
![Save the Manatee on X: "It's a Fact! How do you distinguish a male from a female manatee? From underneath - the male's genital opening is closer to the belly button (in Save the Manatee on X: "It's a Fact! How do you distinguish a male from a female manatee? From underneath - the male's genital opening is closer to the belly button (in](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EHkYqRXXkAIYj01.jpg)
Save the Manatee on X: "It's a Fact! How do you distinguish a male from a female manatee? From underneath - the male's genital opening is closer to the belly button (in
![Manatees have a prehensile upper lip, each side is capable of moving independently of the other. This helps them grab vegetation & algae. : r/Awwducational Manatees have a prehensile upper lip, each side is capable of moving independently of the other. This helps them grab vegetation & algae. : r/Awwducational](https://external-preview.redd.it/KuLU9KRwYEpPhGa5sdgtVYVNET3q7IcPUq9JiuNGtXg.jpg?auto=webp&s=b18353abba02043db1984c1ae0e59bad217d9dc3)