18 november 2017

Manatee

One of the most remarkable and interesting animals living in Burgers' Zoo in Arnhem is the Manatee, or 'zeekoe' in Dutch. These large, fully aquatic mammals have an average weight of 500 kg and measure up to 4 metres. They are plant-eaters and known as peaceful animals. Each day the 3 'sea cows' in Burgers' Zoo eat about 25 kg of endive each.

To breath, they hold just their nostrils above the surface. (read more here).

I'm linking to Eileen's Saturday's Critters and James' Weekend Reflections. Happy weekend!

17 opmerkingen:

  1. I like how you captured the reflection!

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  2. So large but so gentle! Great shot of its snout surfacing for air!

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  3. Hello, the Manatees are adorable sea critters. Wonderful photos. Thank you so much for linking up and for your sharing your post. Happy Saturday, enjoy your weekend.

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  4. Hmm, I like endive too. I wonder what THAT means. :-)

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  5. We have lots of manatees in our Florida waters. During the winter, they seek out places where the water is warm, such as electric generating plants. Not long ago, we visited one of our Florida parks, called Manatee Springs. It's a beautiful place and you can see numerous manatees lounging about near the surface of the river. Sometimes they frolic with the swimmers. Thanks for the info on the houseboat. Not sure I'd want to live on one for an extended period of time, but it might be fun for a week or two. :)

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  6. I don't believe I have seen one before!!
    Big eater!!
    : )

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  7. zwaargewichten zijn dit Marleen

    knappe foto's ondanks de moeilijke omstandigheden

    groeten

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  8. My goodness, didn't know there was a zoo in Arnhem - so close to Ede where we used to live! That's a lot of endive:)

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  9. An incredible marine mammal. So big but gentle. Nice images Marleen, I don't recall ever seeing one of these creatures before.

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  10. Awesome blog, i always enjoy & read the post you are sharing!
    Thank for your very good article...!
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