Over the course of his career, study co-author and University of South Florida anthropologist Thomas Pluckhahn realized that ...

Manatees are a bit like the Sunshine State's transplants: they recently moved there, attracted by the warm weather and human ...

New Study Reveals Now-Bone Dry Egyptian Desert Was Home to Ancient Relatives of Manatees 40 Million Years Ago Experts suggest ...

Recent research suggests that manatees might not be native to Florida, potentially having settled there only after European ...

We know manatees to be important fixtures in Florida, but new research has suggested that they might be relatively recent ...

“Based on my own experience and talking to other archaeologists, we agreed there was a rarity of manatee bones on archaeological sites,” said Pluckhahn, who has been a part of archaeological ...

Florida anthropologists and archeologists who dig into the anthropocene and ages past began to notice that manatee bones were a rarity at archeological sites in Florida. According to Pluckhahn ...

"Based on my own experience and talking to other archaeologists, we agreed there was a rarity of manatee bones on archaeological sites," said Pluckhahn, who has been a part of archaeological ...

New research suggests that while manatees are an indelible part of Florida's seascape, they might also be relatively new residents in the Sunshine State. New research suggests that while manatees ...

Florida anthropologists and archeologists who dig into the anthropocene and ages past began to notice that manatee bones were a rarity at archeological sites in Florida. According to Pluckhahn, they ...

"Based on my own experience and talking to other archaeologists, we agreed there was a rarity of manatee bones on archaeological sites," said Pluckhahn. "It was particularly impressive to me ...

When your eyes aren't on the water, turn your attention to the center's other attractions, including educational exhibits (featuring real manatee bones) and a gift shop. A stingray touch tank is ...