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It's #WorldDugongDay! #DYK the #dugong is the only surviving Sirenian cousin of the #manatees; its closest modern relative, Steller's Sea Cow (Hydrodamalis gigas), was hunted to extinction in the 18th century. 😢
Louis Paul Jonas (USA, 1894-1971)
Dugong sculpture, H7 x W14 x D7.25 in.
https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/louis-paul-jonas-studios-dugong-67-c-a654570afa

Art History Animalia May 11

For #MothersDay :
Charley Harper (USA, 1922-2007)
“Momatee”
Original gouache on artist board c.1960s; later published in Jan. 1972 issue of Ford Times Magazine
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/15ZMpfQjk2/?mibextid=wwXIfr
Lithograph:
https://www.charleyharperartstudio.com/momatee.html
#Manatees

CUTETROPOLIS May 5

Spring is here and the Cincinnati Zoo is full of new life, from frolicking bear cubs, to clingy primates, and oh, the not-so-huge manatee!

https://youtu.be/xwuNxctriOA?si=vv5TmO9tlC8q4cab

https://cutetropolis.com/2026/05/05/cincinnati-zoo-baby-animals/ #Bears #BigKittens #Cats #Cheetahs #Chimpanzees #Gorillas #Kittens #Manatees #Otters

TKSST • seethis.tv 🌈🪐✨Apr 21

💁🏻‍♀️ ICYMI: 🦫🌊 Natural solutions like #beavers building dams and #bison grazing the plains can lock up #carbon better than many technologies we are currently building. This #video from the American #Museum of Natural #History shows how wild #animals manage carbon cycles to help stabilize the #climate.

👉 Learn more: https://seethis.tv/post/carbon-catchers-how-animals-and-plants-stabilize-earths-climate-video?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=new_content&utm_content=carbon-catchers-climate

#amnh #biology #chemistry #climatechange #conservation #coral #earth #earthday #elephants #forest #geology #hydrology #manatees #nature #ocean #plants #poop #science #wetlands #whales #tksst

TKSST • seethis.tv 🌈🪐✨Apr 20

🦫🌊 Natural solutions like #beavers building dams and #bison grazing the plains can lock up #carbon better than many technologies we are currently building.

This #video from the American #Museum of Natural #History shows how wild #animals manage carbon cycles to help stabilize the #climate.

#amnh #biology #chemistry #climatechange #conservation #coral #earth #earthday #elephants #forest #geology #hydrology #manatees #nature #ocean #plants #poop #science #wetlands #whales #tksst

Jeri Dansky Mar 26

It's Manatee Appreciation Day; thanks to @stilgherrian and @mycrowgirl for reminding me!

So here's a manatee from the Mote Marine Aquarium in Sarasota, Florida.

#Florida #manatees

Art History Animalia Mar 26

For #ManateeAppreciationDay :
Charley Harper (USA, 1922-2007)
“Momatee”
Original gouache on artist board c.1960s; later published in Jan. 1972 issue of Ford Times Magazine
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/15ZMpfQjk2/?mibextid=wwXIfr
Lithograph:
https://www.charleyharperartstudio.com/momatee.html
#Manatees

Art History Animalia Mar 26

For #ManateeAppreciationDay :
André Margat (France, 1903-1997)
Lamantins ( #Manatees ), 1957
Watercolor on paper, 48 x 63 cm
https://www.poussecornet.com/lot/122324/17366827-andre-margat-paris-1903-1997-lamantins-aquarelle-sur-papier

MSPCA-Angell Mar 25

It's #ManateeAppreciationDay! Did you know that #manatees occasionally swim as far north as #CapeCod? Or that half of their day is spent sleeping in the water?🌊 What a life! To learn more about the cows of the #sea, visit https://www.mspca.org/animal_protection/animal-welfare-marine-life/

#massachusetts #animal #animals #ocean #manatee

Mongabay Mar 25

[Commentary ] Slow-moving and peaceful, manatees are vital to the health of our oceans.

This Manatee Appreciation Day, we honor the dedicated people working to save them.

As a new op-ed by conservationist Omar Vidal argues, whether these giants survive the next 100 years is up to us. https://mongabay.cc/PCo3jf

#Mongabay #Manatees

On Manatee Appreciation Day, remember these gentle giants who protect aquatic ecosystems (commentary)

Along the warm waters of Mexico’s Caribbean coast lives a creature so gentle that sailors once mistook it for a mermaid. Slow-moving, peaceful and curious, manatees have glided through rivers and coastal lagoons for millions of years, long before humans ever set foot on these shores. On Manatee Appreciation Day, it’s worth remembering not only […]

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