Scalloping season is almost here! We are taking bookings for trips beginning on July 1st through September 24th. We provide mask, snorkel, fins, a scallop collection bag and water. You may bring any other food or beverages you prefer. Book now for the best openings! Call us @ (352) 601.7623 to reserve your trip today! Or go to our website, www.manateeexpeditions.com for more information or to book! #Scalloping #Charters #CitrusCounty #ManateeExpeditions Mikel Rizzuto Stephanie Rizzuto
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Manatee Expeditions has reopened per guidelines from the state. We are making adjustments to our tour schedules to accommodate the approved methods for social distancing. Our tour groups are at this time being limited to one family or related “Group” per tour. These smaller tours require a 4 person minimum ticket purchase if less than 4 persons are making a reservation. Please call us with any questions about booking a tour.
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We are suspending operation until further notice for the health & safety of our customers, crew & our community. We look forward to reopening and serving customers again when it has been deemed safe to do so. Stay safe & healthy everyone. Mikel Rizzuto & Stephanie Rizzuto
You've heard the stories about people swimming with the manatees. You may have heard that manatees even like to have their bellies scratched. Sometimes called a sea cow, the manatee looks somewhat like a hippo! Come and enjoy Manatee Tours in Citrus County!
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What a great way to spend your birthday!! Happy Birthday, Mandy From Captain Mikel Rizzuto & Stephanie Rizzuto!! So glad you & your family chose us for your birthday experience!! #ManateeExpeditions #SwimWithManatees #GreatDayInTheBay Give us a call today!! (352) 601-7623🥳🥳🥳🥳
End your weekend by joining Manatee Expedition for a Sunset Tour. We will take you around the bay or out to the Gulf of Mexico and watch the sun go down on the water.
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Manatee season is getting ready to come into full swing. Book with manatee expeditions for a unforgettable experience.
Day 4 of manatee fun facts. Manatees go to the surface of the water every three to five minutes to breathe although they can remain underwater longer, holding their breath for up to 20 minutes. When they do take a breath, 90 percent of the air in their lungs is replaced (whereas humans tend to replace about 10 percent).
Day 3 of the manatee fun facts. Warm water is a must for the West Indian and West African manatee species. With low metabolic rates and minimal fat protection from cold water, they stick to water that is 60 degrees or warmer. They may look fat and insulated, but the large body of the manatee is mostly made up of their stomach and intestines! In colder months, they find their way to warm river tributaries or warm water outputs from power plants.
Day 2 of manatee fun facts. West Indian (Trichechus manatus) and West African (T. senegalensis) manatees spend their lives on the cusp between salty and fresh water. They are able to maintain the correct balance in their bodies through an internal regulation system that works with the kidney to make sure salt concentrations never get too high. It is believed that West Indian manatees require some access to freshwater (PDF) in order to stay hydrated, but they are able to easily move between the two ecosystems.
Ok guys so for the next 14 days I’m going to post fun facts about manatees. Stay tuned for what you can learn about manatees in the next 14 days. Today’s fun fact is Manatees are typically found in shallow coastal areas and rivers where they feed on sea grass, mangrove leaves, and algae. These herbivores munch on food for almost half the day, eating ten percent of their body weight in plant mass every day. With weights of up to 1,200 pounds, that is a whole lot of greenery!
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Come and swim with the manatees at Manatee Expeditions.
It is the perfect time to swim with the manatees. The manatees are starting to move into the bay from Gulf.
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These manatees were on the hunt for some eel grass! Call Manatee Expeditions and book your swimming with manatees experience. #ManateeExpeditions #SwimWithManatees
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Manatee Season Opens Nov. 15 in Crystal River
Day 10 of manatee fun facts. Christopher Columbus and other early explorers claimed to have seen female figures swimming in the ocean—the mermaids in the writings and drawings of this era. Whether they had been at sea for too long or it was a trick of the light, we now know that many of these encounters were with manatees.
Day 9 of manatee fun facts. Researchers believe that the now-extinct Steller’s sea cow (the largest member of the order Sirenia) was at one point found throughout the Pacific, in waters off Japan and the U.S. west coast. In 1741, Georg Wilhelm Steller first described the sea cow from islands off the coast of Russia (in what would later be called the Bering Sea) as subsisting off of kelp and not being able to submerge underwater. Within 27 years of first being described, the species was driven to extinction by hunting and competition for their kelp food source with an exploding urchin population.
Day 8 of manatee fun facts. Humans have one round of baby teeth and then if we lose or hurt an adult tooth, a trip to the dentist is in order. Manatees, like their elephant relatives, continuously replace their teeth throughout their lives with the older teeth at the front falling out and new teeth growing in at the back of their mouth.
Come take a swim with us and them beloved sea cows. With the weather turning cold the manatee have started moving into the springs.
