Life as a Sea Cow

Learn some curious facts about the majestic manatee. Hosted by: Hank Green ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters -- we couldn t make SciShow without them! Shout out to Justin Ove, Coda Buchanan, Lucy McGlasson, Accalia Elementia, Mark Terrio-Cameron, Saul, Kathy & Tim Philip, Kevin Bealer, Christopher Collins, Thomas J., charles george, Andreas Heydeck, Patrick D. Ashmore, Justin Lentz, Will and Sonja Marple, Ed Shelley, Chris Peters, Tim Curwick, Philippe von Bergen, Fatima Iqbal. ---------- Like SciShow? Want to help support us, and also get things to put on your walls, cover your torso and hold your liquids? Check out our awesome products over at DFTBA Records: http://dftba.com/scishow ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/scishow Tumblr: http://scishow.tumblr.com Instagram: http://instagram.com/thescishow ---------- Sources: http://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Trichechidae/ http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/14-fun-facts-about-manatees-180950308/ http://www.livescience.com/27405-manatees.html http://www.manateebrain.org/index.html http://www.savethemanatee.org/faq_hair.html http://www.nytimes.com/imagepages/2006/08/28/science/20060829_MANA_GRAPHIC.html https://today.duke.edu/2013/10/whiskers http://www.learner.org/jnorth/tm/manatee/AdaptationsHead.html http://www.southfloridamuseum.org/TheAquarium/AboutManatees.aspx http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2006/10/061020-manatees_2.html http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/29/science/29mana.html?pagewanted=all&_r=1& Images: Dugong: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dugong_Marsa_Alam_PLW_edit.jpg African Elephant: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:African_Elephant_(Loxodonta_africana)_male_(16723147361).jpg Rock Hyrax: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Yellow-spotted_Rock_Hyrax.jpg Manatee Fingernails: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Trichechus_manatus_fg01.JPG Mermaid: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vilhelm_Pedersen-Little_mermaid.jpg Manatee Eating: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hpim0279.jpg Manatees: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Manatee2.jpg Manatees Clustering: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Manatee_animals.jpg Cat Whiskers: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Animal_Abstract_Photo_(By_R.Boroujerdi).JPG Manatee Whiskers: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Trichechus_manatus.jpg Elephant Trunk: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Elephant_trunk_(1).jpg Map Distribution of Manatees: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mapa_distribuicao_Trichechus.png