Manatee Wonders
A Grade 2 science worksheet to learn about manatees, their diet, habitat, and characteristics.
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Sometimes you will need to choose the best answer, fill in a blank, or write a short explanation. Good luck!
Manatees are large, gentle marine mammals sometimes called "sea cows." They live in warm, shallow waters and spend most of their time eating plants. They are slow-moving and love to swim! Sadly, manatees are an endangered species, which means there are not many left in the world.
1. What are manatees sometimes called?
Sea horses
Sea cows
Sea dogs
Sea lions
2. What do manatees mostly eat?
Fish
Other animals
Plants
Trash
3. Manatees live in warm, waters.
4. Manatees are a species, which means there are not many left.
5. Manatees are fast-moving animals.
True
False
6. Manatees are marine mammals.
True
False
7. Why is it important to protect manatees?