Check out this manatee munching! Manatees have impressive lips. They are bristly and prehensile (meaning they can grasp) and manatees can move them independently. They can use them almost like a fork and knife as they eat vegetation. Video used with permission from the Jefferys/Beadsworth family at Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge. | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
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The manatee has prehensile lips. The upper lip pad is split so that the left and right sides can move somewhat independently, to guide plants into the manatee's mouth to their four rows of teeth which are continually replaced. https://journeynorth.org/tm/manatee/AdaptationsMouth.html | Howard Farran DDS, MBA
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Manatees have prehensile lips—basically, built-in salad tongs. 🥬🐄 These thick, muscular lips move independently on each side, helping them grab, pull, and munch on seagrass, hydrilla, and water hyacinth. They even have stiff bristles (called vibrissae) that act like whiskers, helping them feel for food in murky water. Since manatees eat 10-15% of their body weight in plants every day, these lips are working overtime! Fun fact: They function kind of like an elephant’s trunk… which makes sense,
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