West Indian manatee

Key facts

• West Indian manatee lives in United States, Mexico, Brazil, Cuba, Colombia, and Venezuela.
• Group: Sea animals.
• It weighs about 500 kg (1,100 lb).
• A typical adult is about 3 m (9.84 ft) long.
• It lives about 50 years.
• Diet: herbivore.
• Habitat: ocean.
• Manatees are distant cousins of elephants, even though they spend their whole lives in the water.