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Unlike other sea mammals, the

manatee will typically eat only plants like mangrove leaves, turtle grass, and algae. They must eat a lot of it

though, because they typically need about 100 pounds of food a day to survive.

Mangrove Diet

A manatee eating mangrove leaves.

Mangrove trees in

the ocean

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