“I’m a potato.” 🥔 The floaty potato, a.k.a. manatee, is a large, fully aquatic mammal. Having a rather plump body shape, manatees aren’t exactly known for their speed and agility, but when needed, they can swim at speeds of 20 mph for small bursts. A potato is a starchy tuber of the plant Solanum tuberosum and is a root vegetable native to the Americas. Now that we got that cleared up. With a lifespan of about 60 years, manatees are calm herbivores that spend most of their time eating, sleeping, and traveling through slow rivers, canals, saltwater bays, estuaries and coastal areas. biscaynenps, evergladesnps, and bigcypressnps are great places to observe manatees, particularly in cooler months when they tend to congregate in Florida’s warm coastal waters. ⁣ These gentle giants are amazing creatures, but they are also threatened creatures. Being mammals, manatees have lungs and must come to the surface for air. This, combined with their love for warm shallow waters, creates a p...