Manatees are marine mammals, many of which live in the ocean.From the point of view of feeding habits, manatee is a kind of herbivorous animal, one of the few herbivorous mammals in the ocean, and a typical herbivorous animal.Their main food is the aquatic plants in the sea.Because manatees are very large, they eat a lot.Adult manatees can weigh 360 kilograms or more, and they can eat between 5% and 10% of their body weight every day.When they eat grass, they eat it piece by piece, very fast, so they have a nickname called "water weeder".

Manatees have a very strong ability to eat grass, which is beneficial to humans and can help humans get rid of some harmful weeds in the water.In some tropical and subtropical areas, there are some hydropower stations, but the weeds in the water sometimes seriously hinder the power generation of hydropower stations, and sometimes block the whole road and hinder the passage of human beings.The river has been recorded as being overrun by aquatic hyacinths, and traffic along the river has been severely affected.The cost of treatment was very high, but the effect was not good, and the problem was solved after several manatees were put in.

2. can manatees eat grass?

As mentioned above, the main food of manatees is aquatic plants, so of course manatees can eat grass.In fact, manatees eat a lot of grass every day.When the manatee reaches the end of the grass, it uses the grinding and stirring action of its teeth to eat it.