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!
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  1. Sandi18 november 2017 om 12:09

    I like how you captured the reflection!

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  2. Tom18 november 2017 om 12:17

    ...amazing creature!

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  3. Christine18 november 2017 om 12:21

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

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  4. eileeninmd18 november 2017 om 13:33

    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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  5. Francisco Manuel Carrajola Oliveira18 november 2017 om 13:45

    É um animal impressionante e muito pacifico.
    Um bom fim-de-semana.

    Andarilhar
    Dedais de Francisco e Idalisa
    Livros-Autografados

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  6. Revrunner18 november 2017 om 14:04

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

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  7. biebkriebels18 november 2017 om 14:51

    Een soort oer zeedier zo groot.

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  8. Lowell18 november 2017 om 15:08

    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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  9. Catarina18 november 2017 om 15:34

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

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  10. William Kendall18 november 2017 om 16:48

    They're very gentle animals.

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  11. willy18 november 2017 om 19:23

    zwaargewichten zijn dit Marleen

    knappe foto's ondanks de moeilijke omstandigheden

    groeten

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  12. Anoniem18 november 2017 om 20:04

    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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  13. Bill18 november 2017 om 20:58

    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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  14. PerthDailyPhoto20 november 2017 om 15:15

    Strange and wonderful creatures!

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  16. Klara S21 november 2017 om 13:40

    Cute.

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