#manatee love

[pixoplanet]

It's November 4th. 🧜🏽‍♀️ Manatee Awareness Month has just gotten underway in Florida, USA. In 1979, former Governor Bob Graham dedicated November to the Manatee and established Florida's first Manatee protection zones to protect Manatees and their aquatic habitats for future generations. Human activities were harming these dear creatures, so our compassion and actions were required to reverse the process.

Governor Graham's actions may have come just in the nick of time. Florida's Manatee population numbered only several hundred in 1979 and didn't begin to recover until around 1996. Their numbers peaked at 6,620 in early 2017, but have begun to decline again mainly due to increased recreational boating activity in Manatee habitats. A Manatee is no match for a motor boat's propeller.

You've probably heard stories of early sailors mistaking Manatees for mermaids (from a great distance, of course). These gentle giants aren't even remotely related to humans, though. They're actually related to elephants and spend most of their waking hours grazing on plants in warm, shallow, coastal waters. During the summer months, Florida's Manatees migrate up the coasts of Florida as far away as Texas and the Chesapeake Bay, only to return to Florida again in the winter.

Florida's Manatees belong to the West Indian species, whose members live throughout the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico. Two other species live in the Amazonian Basin and in West Africa. A more-distant relative, the Dugong, lives in East Asia. Please look out for these glorious “sea cows” when you're out boating in Manatee country. ☮️ Peace… Jamiese of Pixoplanet

#Jamiese #Pixoplanet #manatee awareness month #manatees #manatee #manatee love #manatee monday #manatee county #manatee county fair #manatee springs #manatee sighting #sea cow #sea cows #ocean #manatee life #manatee migration #manatee haven #manatee plush #manatee performing arts center #manatee lagoon #florida wildlife #manatee memes #manatee lover #crystal river #manatee riverwalk #sea world #florida manatee #manatee appreciation day #animals #florida

[thatskymoz]

Everyone Please Look At Them

#uuuahahhhu #THEYRE SUCH A CREATURE #PLEASE I LOVE THEM #I WANT TO PET AND LOVE THEM #SKY MANATEE MY BELOVED #thatskygame

[eggsdrawings]

food critic falls hard for red-haired chef

it’s officially posting day for the @qpkrbkzine 💗

i had the pleasure of working with @drifting-manatee on her fic Taste, which is now on AO3! in her own words, “Katsuki and Eijirou share stories, memories and something deeper- one meal at a time.” please give it some love!

#kiribaku #krbk #mha #bnha #katsuki bakugou #eijirou kirishima #i loved drawing these so much.. a part of my soul is in each piece #food as a love language LETS GOOOO #also manatee is a straight up guaranteed genius. u read her fic and ur mind will explode and ascend. she’s so wonderfully descriptive #such charming writing and story building #had a blast working and talking with her she’s so kind 😭💗 #make sure to check out the zine blog/twt acc so see everyone else’s wonderful posts! #qpkrbkzine #eggsdrawings

[milksockets]

my wallet straight up fell out of my bag while i was walking along the boardwalk captivated by these fools and i’m #blessed it didn’t go in the water to sink down + be squashed by one of these massive hoes

#manatee 🥹 #i would love to just nap with one

[lilliancdoodles]

Merfolk Fobo for @tastytoastz's Fitpac Mer AU fic 'Life is like the ocean, it goes up and down'. Click for better quality!

Design notes below the cut.

Master post of all designs for this fic

HOLY SHIT OK. So i know I did this to myself but Fobo was ROUGH to draw. Everyone gave me some trouble.

Foolish: - Great White Shark but gold - Foolish is always hard for me to draw cause everyone draws him differently. I decided to base him more off of the more human designs/ cc!Foolish for this to break up the yellow from the tail. - I didn't want to make him straight up metallic, so I gave him a goldish color

Tubbo: - Swordfish - Did you know that swordfish and marlins look very similar? Well they do, so i had to make sure that I was giving him a swordfish tail and not a marlin tail. (I redrew it so much) - I gave him a different shaped sail cause one big difference between swordfish and marlins are their dorsal fin. The tails are pretty similar, but the dorsal fin is different. (pic for ref further down) - The scars are from when he got caught in the ship rudder causing him to end up at Chume Labs ----------------------------------------- Marlin dorsal fin V Swordfish dorsal fin V

Sunny: - Fantail goldfish (I got more specific than just 'goldfish' cause i wanted to >:) ) - Flowy ruffled shirt with a cut out in the back for her sail. - This Sunny looks a lot different from my normal Sunny, but I like them a lot. - by far the easiest of Fobo Leo: - Purple Lionfish - Sail is like the spines of a lionfish but with webbing between the spines - Ears inspired by lionfish pectoral fin - The fin gave me so much grief... I wanted to have it face forward and not sideways, but I could not for the life of me get it to face forward and look good, so I gave up. - Red t-shirt with white collar. I didn't draw it here, but I imagine it also has a little white hood that has the Walter dog on it, but it might get in the way of her sail, so unsure. Also has a hole cut in the back for her sail like Sunny's

Also close ups of Sunny and Leo cause they're small in the group shot:

#qsmp #qsmp fanart #qsmp au #qsmp foolish #qsmp tubbo #qsmp sunny #qsmp leonarda #LCDoodles #I spent like an hour and a half making sure I was giving Tubbo a swordfish tail #I eventually went to swordfish taxidermy and that was pretty helpful #I managed to find pictures of what actual propeller scars look like #Unfortunately manatees seem to get caught sometimes so i found a (non gruesome (looks like it had healed a bit actually)) of that #Leo was fun but that tail fin annoyed the hell out of me #I love how it turned out though #she looks so cool #my algorithm must be so confused #I'll probably do the humans next #cause im all caught up on the Mers we've seen #I have an idea for most of them #Richas specifically so im excited >:D

[nostalgic-manatee]

LOOK AT MY BOY

LOOK AT HIM

#He's crying because he finally gets to be a superhero #After 15 years of Larryboy #I love this tomato so much #Bob the Tomato #Larry the Cucumber #Veggietales #fanart #Nostalgic Manatee

[asterwild]

The West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus) is a large marine mammal who can live in both saltwater and freshwater. These large, docile herbivores are typically found in shallow coastal areas, rivers, and estuaries. Both subspecies (Florida manatee in the US, Antillean in the Caribbean) are considered endangered by the IUCN.

#manatee #animals #wildlife #animal art #digital art #sketches #illustration #id in alt #local-to-me animals #they're alabama's designated state marine mammal #i have seen them in the wild once! in florida #would love to see them again

[callmemanatee]

It's Manatee Appreciation Day (the last Wednesday in March)! If you see this, reblog with something you love about these magnificent cuddleboops.

#manatees #manatee appreciation day #i love manatees #manatee

[jellypawss]

If you kill an endangered manatee, there’s only a punishment of “up to a year in jail or a $50,000 fine.”

It takes 12-14 months for gestation and they only breed every 2 years.

Personally, I think the time should be atleast 2+ years (if done on purpose) because these creatures literally lack a natural predator and are extremely docile and friendly.

#if you aren’t indigenous do not hunt manatees #lil water puppies #big fat water puppies I love em #I hope they thrive and get off of the endangered list #manatees #ocean

[angrybatart]

🎵

Oh, Barbara Manatee!

Manatee! Manatee!

You are the one for me!

One for me! One for me!

Ugh....when you realize it's been a while since you last drew Cackling Cannoneer. I'll either try and fix this one, or just redraw it.

#sketch #fanart #wip #rough sketch #Sky: Children of the Light #Sky: Cotl #That Sky Game #Season of Abyss #Cackling Cannoneer #Cackling Cannoneer my beloved #Light Manatees #the song is from Silly Songs with Larry #I forget the actual title #I've always known it as Barbara Manatee #see??? Cannoneer loves the Manatees

[gg-is-a-loser]

which oc designs of yours are you most proud of

ok i’ve been letting this marinate in the inbox because i wanted to wait until i had some images

these are stryder and kestrel and they are my pride and joy. unfortunately i am very bad at describing lore and personality

what i can tell you is that they’re a mobster couple and they do find it very attractive when the other starts murdering people

#she has a whole descent into villainy or whatever about it but i’m not exactly a writer so it’s a #just trust me bro #situation #ourgh all my thoughts about them are just tv static…. #i have others i rly love that i dont have recent art of #hester for sure #if we’re talking wof then whalefall is my fav but manatee is up there #so is betta who i don’t think ive posted #posting these two is a little scary ngl #i’ve had them for a little over two years now #gg answers #gg draws #gg’s ocs #oc: stryder #oc: kestrel #oh also kestrel’s name is completely unaffiliated with wof kestrel #everyone in her family is named after birds its a whole thing #and yes those are their art fight references with a noise filter over them what about it

[ellecdc]

Me who was crying and explaining to my best friend how it feel so mean that we’re not allowed to touch manatees 3 hours ago and opening tumblr and seeing you posted a fic about it:🧍🏻

Omg…..freaaakkkyyyy but also that potter!reader was 100% me projecting because I had literally just said to my mum the day before “I can’t ever go swimming in Florida because if a manatee approached me and wanted hugs I couldn’t not pet it and then they’d all die and it would be all my fault”

I am Potter!reader she is me

#mutual love #justice for manatees #keep elle away from manatees

[paristheveryconfused]

I JUST KNOW TOPHER HAS SOME FUCKED GENETICS. YOURE TELLING ME CHRISTOPHER "FUCKED A MANATEE" COLUMBUS DIDNT BIRTH SOME ABOMINATION OF THE JERSEY DEVIL CALIBER. NO WAAAAYY!!!!!

#topher bus #clone high #topher is a manatee mermaid #i love the clone high fandom bcuz i can say shit like this on the internat with tethers to reality

[rose-n-gunses]

my favorite chrissy is Science Girl Chrissy

like, chrissy who loves dinosaurs and collects dead bugs and reads encyclopedias for fun

chrissy who would rather spend the day at the natural science museum or outside looking for bugs under rocks

chrissy who would pick up worms and try to convince her mom to let her keep them as pets

chrissy who has a secret ant farm in her closet and a display case of dead butterflies on her wall

#chrissy whose favorite animal is manatees!!! #i just love science chrissy who knows So Much About Everything #chrissy cunningham #chrissy cunningham headcanon #chrissy cunningham headcanons #stranger things #stranger things headcanon #stranger things headcanons #just r's thoughts

[red-hemlock]

🐻- Did they have a favorite teddy bear/stuffed animal?

Ask about River's Kid! @bluefeathrs

Dagny loves dinosaurs, after spiders they're her second favorite thing in the world. But while she loves arachnids and has an innumerable amount of dino toys and plushies, they actually don't hold the title of her 'favorite'.

Which of her stuffed animals holds this esteemed honor?

A felt plush of a naked mole rat, fully posable. His name is Sausage.

#bluefeathrs #Headcanon #Dagny #(RIVER'S FACE WAS JUST.) #(River: <8'T “Are you SURE you want this one? REALLY sure?? The manatee was cute heck I'll even get you a rat-rat plush gawd.”) #(NOPE. Dagny: 8D!!!!! “I WANT THIS ONE. MOM PLEASE. HE'S SO CUTE I LOVE HIM.”)

[crownedinmarigolds]

Throwback to when my wonderful @thesixthplaneteer made me Barbara Manatee for a special Christmas present... she's my work desk companion and I love her!

#sorry tis the season!!!!!! #personal #barbara manatee #i love you!