Beach options abound without the overcrowding that plagues more famous Florida shores. Jetty Park sits at the inlet’s mouth, combining swimming areas with one of the region’s premier shore fishing ...

Florida's Everglades is the largest stretch of undeveloped land in the easter U.S., and the area is literally crawling with beasts of all sorts, sizes ...

Turpeinen’s fantastic debut interweaves the fate of an extinct aquatic species with the stories of the people who discovered and destroyed it. In 1741, naturalist George Steller finds a previously ...

Make way for the manatee. A surprise sea cow sighting put the brakes on a $64 million Gulf Coast construction project, according to a news release from the Texas Department of Transportation. ALSO ...

Similar to how cows munch on grass all day long, sea cows feed on seagrass, eating copious amounts each day. As seagrass is not a nutrient-dense food, sea cows spend the majority of their days eating ...

Manatees were spotted at the Calusa Marina in Goodland, Florida on March 31st. The manatees were drinking fresh water and appeared to enjoy being sprayed with a hose. Manatees, nicknamed "sea cows," ...

BRUNSWICK, Ga. – Boaters should be cautious of sea turtles and manatees because of the abundance of sightings on Georgia’s coast. Boat hits are a leading cause of sea turtle strandings and manatee ...

Florida Tech students are developing a robotic manatee, called "Mechanatee," to study real manatees without disturbing them. The robot will mimic the movements and communication of manatees to gather ...

Unlike other locations in Florida where you can interact with manatees – the Crystal River area north of Tampa is probably the most famous – the water here isn’t clear, so it isn’t always easy to see ...

RIVIERA BEACH, Fla. -- A polar vortex that has hit much of the U.S. with ice and snow has dealt a glancing blow to Florida, dropping coastal temperatures and causing the Sunshine State's manatee ...

RIVIERA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A polar vortex that has hit much of the U.S. with ice and snow has dealt a glancing blow to Florida, dropping coastal temperatures and causing the Sunshine State’s manatee ...