Manatees are not yet extinct.
Manatees refer to animals of the class Mammalia, order Sirenia, family Sirenidae and genus Sirenia. Currently, manatees are not extinct. There are three other types of manatees, called "American manatees", "Amazonian manatees" and "African manatees". However, they are currently an endangered species and their numbers are relatively low, especially wild species.
Human hunting is one of the main reasons their numbers have declined until they are now endangered. The decline in their numbers is also linked to their low reproduction rate. A manatee usually breeds at most once a year, and can usually only give birth to one, and the calf may die for a variety of reasons.
The manatee’s living environment
TheManatee is an aquatic mammal and needs to live in water. More specifically, most manatees live in seawater, which is why they are called "manatees." Manatees are most common in diving areas and river estuaries, but rarely appear in deep water areas. They practically do not go to deep water areas.
In addition to manatees that are distributed throughout the ocean, there are also a small number that live in fresh water and may live in rivers on land. Judging from the latitude of distribution, manatees are mainly distributed in places at relatively low latitudes, because they have relatively high temperature requirements and cannot survive in cold water. Generally speaking, they should be at least 16 degrees above.