If you have never seen a manatee in the wild it is an experience well worth doing. A manatee weighs on average 1,000 pounds. They are gentle sea creatures, totally herbivorous and although they are often referred to as sea cows, due to their docile nature, they are not related to cows at all and are in fact most closely related to elephants! Usually they are found in the coastal waters of Florida but when the water gets cooler in the winter months they make their way inland to the warmer springs during mid November to mid March before returning.......Read the full article...