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

455K 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

Tamil Nadu is set to establish India’s first Dugong Conservation Centre at Manora in Thanjavur district to strengthen long-term protection, as a Wildlife Institute of India survey estimates 270 dugongs along the state’s coast, confirming a stable, breeding population. Source: Supriya Sahu IAS (X) #DTNext #TamilNadu #India #Thanjavur #Dugong #Marine #Wildlife ( Wildlife Institute of India, Dugong Conservation Centre, Dugong Recovery Programme) | DTNext

Baby dugong sighting! A rare wildlife sighting of a calf swimming alongside its parents in Indonesia's central Alor archipelago. Fishers spotted the calf in the bay of Mali Beach last October. Its presence indicates the success of several decades of community-led conservation efforts in these waters to protect and expand seagrass meadows. Seagrass meadows are vital habitat and food sources for dugongs and other marine life. Learn more: https://wwf.to/46aDFru. | World Wildlife Fund