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

Let’s talk baby manatees! The average manatee calf weighs around sixty pounds at the time of birth! Not a small baby for sure!✨ Calves remain with their mothers for a couple years after birth to learn how to travel, as well as how to find areas of food, rest, and warm water!🌊 Manatee calves have been seen nibbling on grasses at only a few weeks of age!🌿 What else would you like to know about young manatees?? | Bird's Underwater Dive Center