Curious about manatees

Curious about Manatees Meet the gentle giants of the waterways, skilled underwater gardeners grazing and drifting through aquatic meadows […]

West African Manatee Fact File

Marine Mammal West African Manatee Scientific Name Trichechus senegalensis Diet Herbivore: seagrasses, algae, water hyacinth, other freshwater aquatic plants […]

Amazonian Manatee Fact File

Marine Mammal Amazonian Manatee Scientific Name Trichechus inunguis Diet Herbivore: Eats over 20 different types of aquatic plants including […]

From four legs to flippers

From four legs to flippers Get up close with the ancient ancestors of the manatee. From four legs to […]

Antillean Manatee

Antilean Manatee Fact File

Marine Mammal West Indian Manatte > Antillean AKA The Greater Carribbean Manatee Scientific Name Trichechus manatus manatus Diet Herbivore: […]

Florida Manatee Fact File

Marine Mammal West Indian Manatee > Florida Sub Species Scientific Name Trichechus manatus Diet Herbivore: seagrasses, algae, water hyacinth, […]

Curious about Polar Bears

Creature studies: Polar Bears Polar bears have taken many evolutionary steps to become adapted to one of the harshest […]

Squirrel Appreciation day

Squirrel Appreciation Day Wednesday 21st January 2026 Once upon a time the red squirrel could be seen across the […]

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Do you know your corvids?

How did you find the quiz?  If you aren’t confident in your corvid knowledge, the BTO offers a fantastic […]