Cape Cod might be known for sharks, but a family recently spotted something much rarer in the water: a manatee.

A manatee has been spotted off Cape Cod for the first time since 2016.

Cape Cod waters are too cold for manatees, experts said. There have been just four manatee sightings in Massachusetts in 17 ...

This animal has beached itself and looks a little thin,” said Erin Burke, the protected species program manager at the ...

The species prefers swimming in warmer waters, usually traveling only as far north as the Carolinas. If the manatee stays in ...

A manatee was recently spotted in Mashpee, Massachusetts, and experts say it's rare, but not impossible to see these sea cows ...

Manatees don’t read maps. Which might explain why one ended up in Mashpee, Massachusetts, hundreds of miles from its tropical ...

Marine rescuers are keeping tabs on the first manatee to be spotted in Massachusetts waters in nearly a decade in case the ...

As ocean temperatures continue to rise, the water around Massachusetts is warming with it and scientists said the changes are ...

New England "snowbirds" make a habit of traveling to and from Florida, but when a manatee does it, wildlife experts become ...

Scientists say they want to monitor the manatee's condition to see if a rescue is necessary before it succumbs to the cold ...

Manatees prefer warm, shallow waters and typically inhabit the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico. They cannot survive in cool water temperatures and are rarely seen as far north as Massachusetts.