article_snippet: Even though manatees are found in salt water, manatees do not consume Even though manatees are found in salt water.
article_snippet: Manatees are very large, fully aquatic and mostly herbivorous marine mammals.
article_snippet: Studies suggest that Manatees must have some access to fresh water for proper regulation of the salt within Manatees bodies.
article_snippet: This means that on average they must return to fresh water every one to two weeks to get they fill.
article_snippet: Manatees ingest water through actively drinking as well as eating aquatic plants, and are able to move freely between marine environments.
highlights_snippet: Manatees return to fresh water once every one to two weeks .
  
highlights_snippet: Even though Manatees are found in salt water Manatees do not consume Even though they are found in salt water .