MYAKKA CITY, Fla. — Proposed development in East Manatee County could lead to changes at the Myakka Elephant Ranch in Myakka City. Julia Braren said every piece of land is precious in Myakka City.

They also have similar eating techniques, with the manatee's flexible lips working similarly to an elephant's trunk. Without blubber to insulate them and a low metabolic rate, manatees are ...

MANATEE COUNTY – At 9,000 pounds ... Braren is the community outreach director of the Myakka Elephant Ranch, a conservation nonprofit incorporated in 2019. And Lou, an African savanna elephant ...

The West Indian manatee lives in the United States. But on land, the manatee’s closest living relative is the elephant. Manatees have three or four tiny nails at the end of each flipper ...

Manatee River will include fish ... expanding the lion habitat, redesigning the elephant habitat and bringing in orangutans. Ettling said Friday morning that he had intended to announce that ...

Its closest land relative is the elephant and the hyrax, a small, gopher-sized mammal. The species, meanwhile, is said to be related to the West African manatee, the Amazonian manatee, the dugong ...

If a manatee is resting, it can hold its breath ... This family shares a common ancestor with the elephant, aardvark, and small gopher-like hyrax. Manatees eat more than a 10th of their weight ...

The Manatee River habitat will mirror the state ... a new education campus with an expanded lion habitat, a redesigned elephant habitat, and the introduction of orangutans.