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

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15K views · 108 reactions | 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 | Facebook