The whale initiative is led by graduate student Haylie Garman, who helped lead the original robotic manatee effort a few years ago. Using similar design concepts, the two robots will be designed ...

The ghostly shapes of two manatees took up the bulk of the metre-square canvas, a lack of hard outlines representing the ...

Whale Week for Savannah is here, and the Coastal Empire is highlighting some of the ocean’s most endangered species – North ...

Manatees along Florida’s coast are eating less seagrass and more algae than they did a few decades ago. This dietary shift ...

They want to observe through the eyes of marine life, so they’re building the closest thing to it: a robotic manatee. […] ...

curid=135495877 Based on the density of the bones, researchers suggest that this whale lived in shallow waters. This theory is supported by comparisons to modern-day manatees. Manatees have dense ...

Orcas are endlessly fascinating creatures. Their antics have been the focus of the internet's interest in recent years. Now, ...

Spanning around 10 feet in length and weighing 1,000 pounds on average, manatees are the gentle giants of water. In some cases, the "sea cow" can grow up to 13 feet long and weigh 3,500 pounds ...

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 ...

One notable rescue occurred in Florida's Big Bend region recently when a 2-year-old manatee was found 1.5 miles from open water in a small pond near the Big Bend Wildlife Management Area in Dixie ...

New research suggests that while manatees are an indelible part of Florida's seascape, they might also be relatively new residents in the Sunshine State. The findings are detailed in a study co ...