Florida Manatees in Warm Springs
In Florida Manatees in Warm Springs, meet the manatees that are traveling to the warm spring waters in Florida. Unfortunately, these warm waters are popular with humans too, resulting in loss of wilderness and unintentional harm to the manatees. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Seven Worlds, One Planet, a series featuring remarkable animal behavior from all seven continents.
Lesson Express
Q: Where does the warm water come from?
A: An underground river bubbles up into warm springs that are 10 degrees warmer.
Q: Why isn’t it dangerous for the young manatees to interact with the alligators?
A: In the winter, the alligators are too cold to react.
Q: What kills and injures the manatees?
A: People and their boat propellers injure the manatees, and they kill more than 100 a year.
More Like This
In A Fall Chill in Southern Swamps, learn how American alligators adjust to the colder fall weather in the Southern swamps. Watch a manatee and her calf setting off on a journey to warmer waters. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Seven Worlds, One Planet, a series featuring remarkable animal behavior from all seven continents.
In Twisters in the Great Plains, learn how when warm air from the Gulf of Mexico meets cold air from the Arctic, it results in tornadoes that spin at speeds of over 300 miles an hour. Over a thousand tornadoes touch down in the Great Plains each year. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Seven Worlds, One Planet, a series featuring remarkable animal behavior from all seven continents.
In How Grizzly Bears Survive in the Mountains, narrator Sir David Attenborough explores an avalanche tumbling down a mountainside in North America. Grizzly bears coming out of hibernation must move quickly to the safer valley, where they will gorge themselves during spring and summer. Learn about how they also rub against trees to shed winter fur and spread their scent. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Planet Earth II, a breathtaking documentary series that highlights the natural wonders of our planet.
In A Fall Chill in Southern Swamps, learn how American alligators adjust to the colder fall weather in the Southern swamps. Watch a manatee and her calf setting off on a journey to warmer waters. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Seven Worlds, One Planet, a series featuring remarkable animal behavior from all seven continents.
In Twisters in the Great Plains, learn how when warm air from the Gulf of Mexico meets cold air from the Arctic, it results in tornadoes that spin at speeds of over 300 miles an hour. Over a thousand tornadoes touch down in the Great Plains each year. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Seven Worlds, One Planet, a series featuring remarkable animal behavior from all seven continents.
In How Grizzly Bears Survive in the Mountains, narrator Sir David Attenborough explores an avalanche tumbling down a mountainside in North America. Grizzly bears coming out of hibernation must move quickly to the safer valley, where they will gorge themselves during spring and summer. Learn about how they also rub against trees to shed winter fur and spread their scent. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Planet Earth II, a breathtaking documentary series that highlights the natural wonders of our planet.