Turtles, tortoises and terrapins are all names used for hard-shelled, egg-laying reptiles. This month's River Life column ...

The Dallas World Aquarium and Zoo is located in Dallas, TX, and it's home to to nearly 500 aquarium animals alone, and about ...

Located near the confluence of the Solimões and Japurá rivers, Lake Amanã, which means “the path of the rain,” is known as ...

Close-up Photographer of the Year (CUPOTY) has shortlisted mesmerising photographs that feature close-up, macro, and ...

Despite only weighing as much as a AA battery, these birds have charisma to spare and are amazing avian acrobats. Nearly 60 ...

New research suggests that while manatees are an indelible part of Florida’s seascape, they might also be relatively new ...

Manatees are a bit like the Sunshine State's transplants: they recently moved there, attracted by the warm weather and human ...

The manatee population in Tampa Bay wasn’t even deemed plentiful until the 1950s. [Related: Wildlife officials are taking radical steps to save Florida’s starving manatees.] “It is commonly ...

Florida’s manatees are as much a part of the state’s seascape as flamingoes, dolphins, reef fish, and smelly seaweed. However, these gentle “sea cows” might have arrived in the state fairly recently.

Manatees—and tourists—crowd the Three Sisters Spring at Crystal River, Florida, on a cold morning. Image Credit: Thomas J. Pluckhahn Florida manatees are an iconic species and also a conservation ...

Fossilized bones of Sirenians (the order that includes past and present manatee species), such as these examples from a site in Tampa Bay, are not uncommon on archaeological sites in Florida.