Trichechidae (Manatees)

Family

Manatees

Trichechidae

1 species in our catalog · found in 5 parks

Species in this group

West Indian Manatee
VU

West Indian Manatee

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Trichechus manatus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~40%
Jan
~40%
Feb
~50%
Mar
~30%
Apr
~40%
May
~40%
Jun
~40%
Jul
~40%
Aug
~30%
Sep
~30%
Oct
~40%
Nov
~30%
Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

midnight6amnoon6pmmidnight

Where to see Manatees

Parks Ranked

#ParkCountrySpeciesDaily sighting probability
1 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 1
~60%
2 Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 1
~40%
3 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
1 of 1
~30%
4 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 1
~20%
5 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
1 of 1
~10%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

# Zoo / Centre Country
1 Disney's Animal Kingdom 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
2 SeaWorld Orlando 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
3 Busch Gardens Tampa 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
4 Pairi Daiza 🇧🇪 Belgium In captivity
5 ZooParc de Beauval 🇫🇷 France In captivity
6 Tierpark Berlin 🇩🇪 Germany In captivity
7 Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
8 Aquarium of Genoa 🇮🇹 Italy In captivity
9 Toba Aquarium 🇯🇵 Japan In captivity
10 Paris Zoological Park 🇫🇷 France In captivity
11 Aquarium du palais de la Porte Dorée 🇫🇷 France In captivity
12 Zoo Miami 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
13 Columbus Zoo and Aquarium 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
14 Safari World 🇹🇭 Thailand In captivity
15 Dallas Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
16 Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
17 Xcaret 🇲🇽 Mexico In captivity
18 Burgers' Ocean 🇳🇱 Netherlands In captivity
19 ZooTampa 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
20 Fort Worth Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
21 Gatorland 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
22 Three Sisters Springs 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
23 Neo Park Okinawa 🇯🇵 Japan In captivity
24 Zoológico Dois Irmãos 🇧🇷 Brazil In captivity
25 Faunia 🇪🇸 Spain In captivity
26 Odense Zoo 🇩🇰 Denmark In captivity
27 Guyana Zoo 🇬🇾 Guyana In captivity
28 Safari Masai Mara 🇲🇽 Mexico In captivity
29 Parque Zoológico Miguel Ángel de Quevedo 🇲🇽 Mexico In captivity
30 Sarasota Jungle Gardens 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
31 Gulfarium Marine Adventure Park 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
32 Johor Zoo 🇲🇾 Malaysia In captivity
33 Parque museo La Venta 🇲🇽 Mexico In captivity
34 The Seas with Nemo & Friends 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
35 Aquarium of Veracruz 🇲🇽 Mexico In captivity
36 Randers Tropical Zoo 🇩🇰 Denmark In captivity
37 Florida Aquarium 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
38 Mote SEA 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
39 Newport Aquarium 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
40 Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium 🇯🇵 Japan In captivity
41 SEA LIFE Orlando Aquarium 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
42 Africarium 🇵🇱 Poland In captivity
43 Mote Marine Laboratory 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
44 Acuario Michin Guadalajara 🇲🇽 Mexico In captivity
45 DMM Kariyushi Aquarium 🇯🇵 Japan In captivity
46 TerraZoo Rheinberg 🇩🇪 Germany In captivity
47 Children's Aquarium at Fair Park 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
48 Miami Beach Aquarium 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
49 Miami Seaquarium 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
50 Three Sisters Springs Trolley 🇺🇸 United States In captivity

Challenges

WILDLIFE CHALLENGENORTH AMERICAPart of the challengeEverglades IconsNorth AmericaAlligatorRoseate spoonbillAnhingaManatee