Apollo Beach in Hillsborough County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
Listen carefully to hear a manatee!
Photographed by Sandra Hughes, January 9, 2013
1. Listen carefully to hear a manatee! Marker
Manatees can communicate
with each other by making
squeaks, chips and squeals.
Most manatee communications occur between a mother and her calf. Perhaps you will hear a mother manatee calling her calf if they become visually separated. Manatees also vocalize during times of play, mating and when alarmed.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Animals • Environment.
Location. 27° 47.375′ N, 82° 24.074′ W. Marker is in Apollo Beach, Florida, in Hillsborough County. It is on Dickman Rd. Marker is located inside the park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6690 Dickman Rd, Apollo Beach FL 33572, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is on Florida’s Tampa Bay. It is also in the American South and on the Gulf Coast. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Do You See a Manatee? (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); A Butterflys Habitat (approx. 0.2 miles away); Storm Water and the Estuary (approx. 0.2 miles away); Manatee Scar Identification (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Life Cycle of the Monarch Butterfly (approx. 0.2 miles away); What Role Do Mangroves Play In An Estuary? (approx. 0.2 miles away); Long-Legged Wading Birds Stalk the Shallows
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Also see . . . Manatee Communication. Manatees are very social animals and they communicate quite often with each other. They communication is very often when a female is caring for her young. However, adults are also seen communicating in various ways with each other. The males seem to be more active in this aspect of things during the mating season. (Submitted on August 3, 2017, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA.)
Credits. This page was last revised on August 7, 2017. It was originally submitted on August 3, 2017, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 297 times since then and 12 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on August 3, 2017, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
