Thursday, October 1, 2020

Ice Age manatees may have called Texas home

Manatees don't live year-round in Texas, but these gentle sea cows are known to occasionally visit, swimming in for a 'summer vacation' and returning to warmer waters for the winter. New research has found fossil evidence for manatees along the Texas coast dating back to the most recent ice age. The discovery raises questions about whether manatees have been visiting for thousands of years, or if ice age manatees once called Texas home.

from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2HKzlGZ

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