@birds_underwater: . 🥬 Munch Time with the Manatees! 🥬 Did you know manatees are true veggie lovers? These gentle giants are herbivores, grazing on seagrass, algae, and other aquatic plants like underwater lawnmowers! 🌿 A full-grown manatee can eat up to 10% of its body weight in plants every day, that could be as much as 100 lbs of greens for a large adult! Imagine eating hundreds of salads a day just to keep up! 🥗 They can spend about 6–8 hours a day grazing, which is perfect since they have super slow metabolisms and big bellies to fill!🌿 Their lips are prehensile, meaning they use them like fingers to grab and guide food, kind of like underwater elephants with salad tongs! 🐘 Next time you spot a manatee chomping away, just remember: they’re the ultimate aquatic vegetarians, keeping our waterways clean and healthy one bite at a time!💚 . . . . #birdsunderwater #manatee #manatees #seacow #crystalriver #florida #diveshop #travel #explore #nature #sea #ocean #wild #earth #spring #snorkel #swim #passiveobservation

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