The warm shallow waters of the equator have been the center of sirenian habitation. The northernmost living population, the Florida subspecies of the West Indian manatee (T. manatus latirostris), inhabits the coast and frequents freshwater springs, power plants, and canals in Florida to stay warm during the winter. Individuals may migrate north in the warm summer months, some up to 1,000 kilometers (about 621.37 mi) from their winter range. The Antillean subspecies (T. manatus manatus) occurs in the Caribbean, South America, and Central America and frequent drowned cays, mangroves, lagoons, and sea grass beds.
The warm shallow waters of the equator have been the center of sirenian habitation The northernmost living population the Florida subspecies of the West Indian manatee (T manatus latirostris) inhabits the coast and frequents freshwater springs power plants and canals in Florida to stay warm during the winter Individuals may migrate north in the warm summer months some up to 1000 kilometers (about 62137 mi) from their winter range The Antillean subspecies (T manatus manatus) occurs in the Caribbean South America and Central America and frequent drowned cays mangroves lagoons and sea grass beds