May 16 (UPI) --A Florida woman's unusual friendship with a manatee that repeatedly approached her paddleboard has gone viral after she posted videos of the encounters to TikTok. Kendra Kay, 31 ...

Also at risk is the manatee’s elusive cousin, the dugong (Dugong dugon), found across the warm coastal waters of the Indian and Western Pacific oceans.In Asia, dugongs once ranged widely from ...

Manatee species, such as the African manatee and the Antillean manatee, continue to be poached by humans. As a result, these species are difficult to observe in the wild and may adapt by foraging ...

In this week's Across Africa: Vodun believers in Benin marry traditional faith with contemporary creativity to spread their heritage. Also, the African manatee has come under pressure over the ...

In this week's Across Africa, voodoo believers in Benin marry traditional faith with contemporary creativity to spread their heritage. The african manatee has come under pressure over the decades ...

The African manatee is his favourite animal, the subject of his doctorate at the University of Florida – and the reason he won the 2024 prestigious Whitley Award, ...

Much still eludes researchers about the African manatee — how many are in Cameroon, how long do they live, and when and where they migrate. African manatees are found between Mauritania and Angola, ...

DIZANGUE, Cameroon -- Ever since his first hard-won sightings of African manatees, award-winning marine biologist Aristide Takoukam Kamla has been devoted to protecting the little-known ...

African manatees are found in fresh water along the coast of western Africa, such as in Cameroon's vast Lake Ossa where the researcher first saw them more than 10 years ago.

African manatees are found in fresh water along the coast of western Africa, such as in Cameroon's vast Lake Ossa where marine biologist Aritide Takoukam Kamla first saw them more than 10 years ago.

Saving the mysterious African manatee at Cameroon hotspot. Dizangué (Cameroon) (AFP) – Ever since his first hard-won sightings of African manatees, award-winning marine biologist Aristide ...

Aristide Takoukam Kamla (L), a marine biologist, researcher and conservationist specialising in the African manatee, talks to tourists and other biologists on a boat in Dizangue, on December 10, 2024.