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I am Ashley.
This is my personal blog. If you want just marine biology, go here.
I love the world; I really don't like people.
I balance all this animosity towards the human race with being an almost always kind and gentle being to all creatures.
I'm highly introverted and nature is my primary escape from people.
Creepy-crawly-slimy things are my favorites. Dinosaurs are fantastic.
Future marine biologist; presently an amateur entomologist, ichthyologist, artist, biologist, and writer.
Literature, video game, and music connoisseur.
I'm so full of passion for the world that it hurts.
I think a lot, I laugh a lot, I love a lot.
Almost none of the photos are mine and only some of the drawings are mine.
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MANATEESOrder Sirenia
• Found in coastal areas protected from wind/storms• Vegetarians• Need warm water (> 68° F)• Harmless and slow• Killed frequently by boat strikes• Range: extinct in most of range, found in US in Louisiana - Virginia• Size: 13 ft, 3500 lbs• Lifespan: 50 - 60 years• Birth rate: 1 calf every 2 - 3 years per female• Population = Endangered

MANATEES
Order Sirenia

• Found in coastal areas protected from wind/storms
• Vegetarians
• Need warm water (> 68° F)
• Harmless and slow
• Killed frequently by boat strikes
• Range: extinct in most of range, found in US in Louisiana - Virginia
• Size: 13 ft, 3500 lbs
• Lifespan: 50 - 60 years
• Birth rate: 1 calf every 2 - 3 years per female
• Population = Endangered

— 1 year ago with 7 notes
#manatee  #sirens  #sirenia  #marine mammal  #biology  #marine biology  #ocean  #sea  #life  #nature 
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    Probably number one or two on my bucket list is to see a wild manatee… I hope it’s possible. :(
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    TIME FOR “MANATEES IN THE MORNING!”
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