Learn about swimming with these gentle creatures ... other vegetation in the river and even as far out as the Gulf of Mexico. Manatees can weigh between 800 and 1,200 pounds and are herbivores.

My enthusiastic guide, Dustin, has been photographing and swimming with them for years. He explains that adult manatees can grow ... deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico and are rewarded by the ...

Swimming with the manatees in Florida's Crystal River and ... flowing 6.7 miles westward to the Gulf of Mexico. The route is a world-renowned scuba and snorkeling paradise, and ideal for getting ...

Crystal River, home to roughly 3,000 people and located 90 minutes north of Tampa, is the only place in North America where you can legally swim with manatees. For Tampa Bay residents looking for ...