The West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus ... A female manatee (cow) is pregnant for an entire year. The baby manatee (calf) stays with its mother and nurses for up to two years.

The first baby was found in 1999 by a marine mammal ... The manatees, a subspecies of the well-known West Indian manatee, can be found anywhere from southeastern Texas to northeastern Brazil ...

A couple also spotted the manatee in late June, and they said it had a baby with it ... a sub-species of the West Indian manatee, have faced difficulty finding food in the past several years ...

The North American east coast, including Florida, is home to West Indian manatee. The Amazonian manatee can be found in the Amazon River, while the African manatee lives along the west coast and ...

Although three different manatees are found around the world ― the West Indian (found here), the African manatee and the Amazonian manatee ― only one subspecies is found here. The Florida ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in the coming months will round up manatee data and decide whether the West Indian manatee species should be given bolstered protections under the federal ...

"The West Indian manatee is in danger of extinction, and the (Fish and Wildlife) Service's continued delay in issuing its 12-month finding harms the manatee's prospects for survival and recovery ...

See also:GALLERY: Lee County bobcat released after lengthy recovery This is the first USPS manatee stamp since 1996, and will sport a West Indian manatee on the front -- a breed that lives in ...