Nature Coast Manatee Tours

Manatee Sounds

These recordings are of the sounds made by Florida manatees, and the sounds manatees might hear in their aquatic environments. The recordings were made by the Sirenia Project, USGS (formerly USFWS), at Blue Spring State Park in Volusia County, Florida. Blue Spring is a first magnitude, clear-water spring that courses for about 640 meters before joining the tannin-stained waters of the St. Johns River. Blue Spring was designated a manatee refuge in 1972 and many manatees gather in its warm spring waters each winter. We hope you will enjoy the unique and varied sounds of these manatees and that by listening to them communicate you will have a new appreciation for this endangered species.

These Files Where Granted By: Cathy Beck and the U. S. Geological Survey Sirenia Project any other use or copies of these files need to be asked for permission!

Thanks Guys Captian. Jake

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1. Angry or annoyed manatee.

 

2. Frightended Manatee.

3. Calf searching for its mother.

4. Calls between mom and calf.

5. Common Manatee Sounds.

6. Mechanical Manatee Sounds.

7. Nursing Manatee Calf.

 

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