2006-10-09 20:59:18 · 4 answers · asked by jake 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
Nope, manatees can't jump. Although they are large and very muscular animals (believe it or not they have no blubber and very little fat) they can't jump. This is because they only move at about 2-3 miles per hour on average, which is just not fast enough to get that big ol' body out of the water, no matter how muscular!
2006-10-10 15:36:16 · answer #1 · answered by Pnutsmom 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think they can. The are slower moving mammals, even in the water. But that isn't to say that it has never happened. Just don't think anyone has seen one doing it.
2006-10-09 21:05:57 · answer #2 · answered by Twisted Maggie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not the white ones.
2006-10-09 22:22:43 · answer #3 · answered by Jimmy H 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope. We have lots of them here in Florida and I can assure you, they don't jump.
2006-10-10 01:58:11 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋