Featured manatee adoptee: Una Rescued in 2003 as an orphan, Una faced additional challenges with fishing line entanglement. Following treatment, she is once again doing well in the wild. Learn more about Una and adopt her at https://savethemanatee.org/adopt-a-manatee/una/ | Save the Manatee Club

8.8K views · 201 reactions | Female manatees typically give birth to a baby manatee, or calf, every two to five years! Manatee reproduction rates are considered slow, since their gestational period is thirteen months! Occasionally, mothers give birth to twins, but it has been deemed a rare event!✨ | Bird's Underwater Dive Center | Facebook

454K views · 9K reactions | Manatees—often called sea cows—are “charismatic” wild animals that hold humans in their thrall. Neither predator nor prey, these peaceable creatures, which can grow to 13 feet and weigh more than 2,000 pounds, are evolutionarily devoid of aggression. https://on.natgeo.com/3VScY3G Video by Gena Steffens and Jason Gulley. | National Geographic | Facebook