bottle feeding baby manatees in Brazil

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lil sea cow babies
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Chapters:
0:00 - intro
0:12 - wakey wakey time for school
0:22 - getting ready to go see the baby sea cows
1:15 - driving to see the baby sea cows
1:59 - arrived at the baby sea cow place
3:24 - not a baby sea cow but a giant sea noodle
3:40 - baby sea cows
12:53 - giant river otters
16:02 - outro
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@feuerling 2 ай бұрын

Baby manatee: Potato Adult manatee: Giant potato

@TanYihua-ge4yd 2 ай бұрын

fertilizing potato

@MorganDeacetis 2 ай бұрын

This is very accurate

@white_isnt_a_race2338 2 ай бұрын

Christopher Columbus F’ed a manatee because he thought it was a mermaid because “their womanly knees’

@white_isnt_a_race2338 2 ай бұрын

Christopher Columbus, sexually violated a manatee

@wika1117 2 ай бұрын

Do potatoes float ?

@AsterSkotos24 2 ай бұрын

Sometimes I forget Maya is a legit animal conservation pro and not just some streamer with a sanctuary

@noridesleft 2 ай бұрын

Is that a degree or?

@RedEarth20XDX 2 ай бұрын

I think she's both

@gubgub3275 2 ай бұрын

@@noridesleftYou can be a good driver without a degree in driving

@RobertDoornbosF1 2 ай бұрын

@@gubgub3275 Fairly sure he just wanted to know if it's like a degree you can follow

@Everyone_Dies 2 ай бұрын

I wouldn't be so sure...

@ABCD-ez3fo 2 ай бұрын

Maya I can't thank you enough, my uncle gave his whole life to this Manatees. He worked at this association and studied them in Manaus his whole life and gave so much for these animals. This whole series is incredible, as a Brazilian thank you for shining a light on the Amazon and showing how incredibly important it is for the whole world to be able to function!

@quackicloudy_ 2 ай бұрын

Wow, your uncle sounds like an amazing man!

@ariolagranola3842 2 ай бұрын

That sounds so cool !!!

@helixxia9320 2 ай бұрын

bless your uncle and the manatees🩵

@wynnnnnnn5227 10 күн бұрын

You're uncle's a great person.

@chrystag1 2 ай бұрын

“They actually give them human milk.” “I… what?” 😂 I lost it

@PurpleMartinConservation 2 ай бұрын

LOL got her

@unknowable4147 2 ай бұрын

Manatees fill the same cuteness nische as cows in my mind! Big and such an ADORABLE face!

@chemoheterotroph 2 ай бұрын

Yes, they are the cows of the sea!

@MigARFX 2 ай бұрын

the portguese name is quite literally bull fish so that makes sense haha

@linrobinson6578 2 ай бұрын

so true!!! I literally heard them called sea cow before I ever heard the word manatee lol

@white_isnt_a_race2338 2 ай бұрын

Fun Fact: Christopher Columbus, sexually violated a manatee, because he thought it was a mermaid, because in his opinion they had “womanly knees’

@CuteCrafting101 2 ай бұрын

In danish, their name directly translates to sea-cow (sø-ko)

@roxorzboxorz31 2 ай бұрын

Can't say quite what it is, but the giant river otter's face even looks a bit more fierce than other otters.

@solarcupid2583 2 ай бұрын

That makes sense as giant river otters are known to gang up and bully other animals including caiman and even jaguars

@DUKE_of_RAMBLE 2 ай бұрын

Yea, as Solar pointed out, I was about to say that they have to legitimately be fierce given they cohabitate with the likes of jaguars and multiple species of caiman! Which I figure at some point in history, the multiple piranha species also must've played a part in natural selection, leading to only the biggest otters surviving. _(some species get to be multiple pounds in size, not like the tiny pet store ones we see)_ Our NA counterparts would no doubt become fish food in those waters lol

@catlover301 2 ай бұрын

Their faces look similar to an anaconda to me, like a big short flat head and beady eyes. They're unsettling in the same predator way.

@wirelesmike73 2 ай бұрын

@@DUKE_of_RAMBLE , yeah, but sea otters cohabitate with sharks and orcas. How do they not get bigger? Especially out in the open ocean?🤯

@CuteCrafting101 2 ай бұрын

At "Givskud Zoo" in Denmark, I used to work and their conservation program of giant river otters is very cool. Some of the otters from that zoo are being set out in Brazil actually. But they are fucking scary! Like, all of the people at the zoo agree they'd rather be in a cage with a rhino than with a gang of those otters. They destroy anything and everything

@Jake-do3ly 2 ай бұрын

Maya is for sure one of my favorite creators rn, just yesterday I watched a live stream of her playing basketball and now I’m watching a video on manatee conservation

@Stolens87 2 ай бұрын

Agree, she does basically everything...

@Lara-vo6rp 2 ай бұрын

@@Stolens87 shes basically barbie at this point

@RichardStrong86 2 ай бұрын

It's almost like she's capable of being interested in more than one thing.

@hanac5586 2 ай бұрын

Yup! Her animal videos make my days, they're calming.

@chase9450 Ай бұрын

@@RichardStrong86why did you feel the need to get defensive

@finchfull 2 ай бұрын

i'm losing my mind at how cool this is omg. what an awesome and hugely important job they do! i knew manatees were important to conserve but didn't know the specifics of Why, so i'm really glad to have learned that today! thank you Maya for the vlog!! :)

@surfingthedarkness 2 ай бұрын

Right?!!! I'm also losing my mind

@dhdragon555 2 ай бұрын

the fact that there's only FOUR species of manatees in the entire world is crazy to me, though there also aren't many species of elephants either. I guess they're just at the top of their evolutionary game

@MatthewTheWanderer 2 ай бұрын

There are actually only THREE species of manatees and ONE species of dugong.

@ashleyjohnson9651 Ай бұрын

we used to have at least one other, the stellars sea cow. then humans figured out they were slow and not afraid of humans, and had a lot of meat because they were 3x the size of manatees today 🥺 they went out the same way as the dodo bird...

@sandygomes3322 2 ай бұрын

hey maya, brazilian biology student here!! im so glad that u were able to go there and share with your public more about brazilian species and projects who are often forgotten by our own people. their job protecting and helping these animals are so amazing and yours too for sharing this with many more people

@Customs4488 2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much AMPA for letting us see apart of your journey! And thank you to Maya for showing us all of the bb sea cows. :)

@bsheaves 2 ай бұрын

It’s funny that Maya mentions being sacred of the giant river otters. In the Amazon survivorman episode, one of the waorani guides told Les to stay away from the giant river otters, citing that other than a jaguar they may be the most dangerous thing you run into

@henriquesoares2343 2 ай бұрын

Well, the natives call the giant otters "river jaguar", so yeah, they are indeed dangerous. Just to put things into perspective of their game, they usually feed on anacondas and caymans, which is fair to say not many other species are capable of doing.

@DreamKrazy2028 2 ай бұрын

Manatees are majestic creatures and seeing tons of them in Florida was a fantastic sight. It’s vital we protect them and spread awareness about them so that they are safe from other people who have desire to hunt!!!

@white_isnt_a_race2338 2 ай бұрын

Fun Fact: Christopher Columbus, sexually violated a manatee, because he thought it was a mermaid, because in his opinion “they had womanly knees”

@white_isnt_a_race2338 2 ай бұрын

Fun Fact: Christopher Columbus violated sexually a manatee because he thought it was a mermaid because his opinion they had “womanly knees”

@andrewedis9907 2 ай бұрын

Maya being distracted by cool bugs is so on brand. 😅

@Mathewrath 2 ай бұрын

The ant in the start of the video is a Saúva or leaf-cutter ant. They are very common in most of Brazil. You often see perfect little trails in the ground of fields or forests made by them. They are farmers, using the vegetation that they gather to feed the fungus in their colonies, which is their actual food. Also, the winged male is called Tanajura and it's butt is a delicacy, often cooked with rice or farofa, a coarse flour made from cassava

@Snakedoc7170 2 ай бұрын

Maya’s work has had such a huge impact on my own relationship with conservation and giving back. 30+ year old paramedic who’d never been “into” animals/wildlife/nature but now it’s become a big passion of mine, and even lead to me becoming a volunteer with several of my local animal shelters. Not trying to pay myself on the back, just illustrating how big of an impact the work Maya does can have on people. P.S. Shoutout to her whole team, especially the editor who through in the fallout institute reference. But really, y’all are all doing great work.

@nehakhanom2293 2 ай бұрын

im the exact same! i never thought about animal conservation before her, but im genuinely considering a career in it now. she’s amazing!

@whatal0ser575 2 ай бұрын

BRAZIL VIDS FINALLY

@Alex83418 2 ай бұрын

Title should of had Brazil in it

@jaspuhh. 2 ай бұрын

@@Alex83418I was thinking that. VIEWS!!

@marsjade-rr6sv 2 ай бұрын

she said there would be like 4/5 videos, this was in brazil yest but its mainly about the manatees so people would probably hate on her if she put brazil vlog in every title for like 6 vlogs in a row @@Alex83418

@tahunuva4254 2 ай бұрын

@@Alex83418 It does now, mustave bean chain'jd

@trey9261 2 ай бұрын

IM SO EXCITED FOR ALL THE BRAZIL VIDEOS OMG

@PeachJars 2 ай бұрын

You’re the coolest person I know

@alysonlima5709 2 ай бұрын

Hey Peach, love from Brazil 🫶🏽

@erikmecca 2 ай бұрын

There is a news story from the 70's where a kid fell in an Ariranha(giant river otter) enclosure and a man was mauled to death while saving the kid. So yeah they're scary.

@jimjimgl3 2 ай бұрын

I was like "Oh, look, a group of swimming black panthers..."

@Apoque 2 ай бұрын

Manatees sound like aquatic goats. We all love cute little lawnmowers.

@white_isnt_a_race2338 2 ай бұрын

Fun Fact: Christopher Columbus, sexually violated a manatee, because he thought it was a mermaid due to their “womanly knees”

@kimchi8022 2 ай бұрын

Places like this restore my faith in humanatee ❤

@simonkemfors 2 ай бұрын

I'm heartbroken that the Steller's Sea Cow was hunted into extinction, it must have been a spectacular animal

@hcxwj 2 ай бұрын

I love that everyone at the facility seemed so welcoming to have you there, everyone's smiling and happy. Seems like a super cool experience and super cool to watch

@Imberis 2 ай бұрын

One time years and years ago I saw a Giant River Otter on one of those "my pet can do tricks!" shows. They had to remove all dogs from the area while the otter was out because, uh, he was... let's say he was a threat.

@Cyrribrae 2 ай бұрын

Lol holy crap.. That's crazy. I can't imagine what it'd be like to have one up close. Definitely one of those "not a pet" situations

@midgard9057 2 ай бұрын

My brain: "How do you bottle feed Manta Rays?"

@chrisgullett4332 Ай бұрын

You would not bottle feed a manta ray, because it is not a mammal. Only mammals breastfeed. Whales, dolphins, otters etc all breastfeed, because they're mammals. Yes that is correct, whales and dolphins do breastfeed. Fish do not breastfeed, marine mammals do. Polar bears and otters are also marine animals. Polar bears and otters are the only two marine mammals that are usually born on land, but spend most of their time in water. Yes a polar bear is a marine mammal, not a land mammal. Polar bears are not like other bears. Other bears are land mammals and eat very little meat, polar bears are marine mammals and eat only meat. You did read that correctly, bears besides polar bears eat very little meat. Bears eat around 5% meat, and 95% fruit and insects. They eat so little meat that they just barely meet the requirements to be classified as omnivores. Bears mostly eat fruit and plants, and they only eat meat to fatten up for hibernation. The average bear eats like 30 thousand berries per day, and will only eat meat during a small period of the year.

@davidmadeira6442 2 ай бұрын

VAMOS BRASIL 🇧🇷❤️ love the video so much we all appreciate the lengths you and your coworkers go through to make us aware of the animals we have to cherish :)

@freder2691 2 ай бұрын

oh my god you were in Brazil!!!! that's soooo cool, here in brazil we basically call them bull-fish (peixe-boi)♥

@otoshithekid2957 2 ай бұрын

One time me and my family were doing a shallow diving thing around the delta where the amazon river meets the sea and a pair of manatees just rocked up to us. We were scared at first, but it turns out they're just chill as fuck and just swam with us for like half an hour. It specially liked the children and would even carry them around and stuff. Dope animal, 10/10

@AkiiDagii 2 ай бұрын

They’re JUST LITTLE GUYS OMG 😭

@KSan357 2 ай бұрын

great vid! super informative. Loved his answer to why manatee conservation is so important

@greenghoul157 2 ай бұрын

Manatees are one of the most adorable animals in the world they look like squishy water potatoes

@ScottSUP. 2 ай бұрын

Wow, your trip to Brazil was amazing! Loved seeing those adorable manatees and giant otters. Thanks for sharing this awesome experience with us!

@rasmusn.e.m1064 2 ай бұрын

Brazil: nuts! Also, I loved the explanation of why the manatee is important to the Rio Negro system: It's basically a much more chill elephant of the river :D

@marsjade-rr6sv 2 ай бұрын

WAKE UP YOUR FAVORITE ANIMAL CONSERVATIONIST JUST UPLOADED 🥳 also happy almost 2nd B-DAY FOR WINNIE THE MOO ❤

@deadlybaconman4467 2 ай бұрын

its not even fair how cute those lil dudes are

@jupitersmoon3033 2 ай бұрын

For years, I’ve always wanted to see a manatee in person, it’s been on my bucket list. And I finally got the chance to see a bunch in a National Park in Florida in January. I never knew the Amazon had its own species of manatee.

@lucid2957 2 ай бұрын

Those manatees are very pretty, I like their darker colors. The otters are definitely creatures I wouldn't want to encounter without a barrier between us

@whatal0ser575 2 ай бұрын

Bug girl looks at water cows aka water winnes

@bellaboobear102 2 ай бұрын

THEY"RE SO LITTLE 😭😇OMGGGG MAYA

@seanmcgrath1514 2 ай бұрын

I am simply just very happy for Maya. You can tell she has found contentment and meaning in her life. That's all you can ask for + big cute manatees :)))

@CenarosNL 2 ай бұрын

Love what you do Maya, keep spreading that awareness for animal care.

@clarkmichaels822 2 ай бұрын

It's kinda sad we need to ask why conserving these animals is good and have there be reasons like 'they eat seagrass so rivers stay traversable' and the reason can't just be 'they deserve to exist because we don't own this planet and everything on it'.

@Eric-gw2lx 2 ай бұрын

Been waiting for the Brazil content and it didnt disappoint, cant wait for the Amazon rainforest content

@thomasgauran3574 2 ай бұрын

You are 100% correct in being afraid of the giant river otter. In Portuguese, their name "Ariranha" means "River Jaguar", and you know any animal being compared to a jaguar is serious business

@onlyonecannoli7537 Ай бұрын

Joe looks fun to travel with, something about his upbeat attitude can't be bad on a trip 😂

@calebmcintosh1991 2 ай бұрын

Giant otters are such a legitimate fear, they're like the size of Ludwig and they move ridiculously fast and go buck wild at all times. It's so freaky to see an otter, moving like an otter, who's the size of a full grown man.

@steveknows_420 2 ай бұрын

I've only encountered their cousins the Dugongs of the Philippines, but man those Amazonian Manatees are also gorgeous!! I'm gonna love all these Brazil Vlogs for sure!❤

@BEEscuit1111 2 ай бұрын

All the love from Brazil!❤️🇧🇷 Te amamos!

@KMWfoto 2 ай бұрын

I’m ready for Maya to go main-stream media mogul with an education and conservation program, not just at Alveus but visiting other locations like this!

@user-oy5ql3lg9w 2 ай бұрын

My uncle was the director of IMPA until 2020, and that place is amazing! Previously, it was open to the public for visits, like a zoo. But after the pandemic, the government stopped investing in the institution, and today it operates more like an NGO solely to preserve these cutest animals

@tchinka9677 2 ай бұрын

ahh the hexagonal tilings, the trees, the colors, the vibes, everything, reminds me so much of brasil. I hope you enjoyed your time there to the fullest

@Imrano_Rex 2 ай бұрын

Maya’s enthusiasm in this video is contagious 😊.

@penguinszn1317 2 ай бұрын

This is so incredible Maya! So happy you got to go on this trip and thank you so much for sharing it with us and teaching us about these beautiful creatures! Even your little bug friends at the beginning 😊

@mikerope5785 2 ай бұрын

Who COULDN'T be frends with manatees, even the babies have moustaches! 😍

@white_isnt_a_race2338 2 ай бұрын

Fun Fact: Christopher Columbus, sexually violated a manatee, because he thought they were mermaids due to their “womanly, knees”

@danirobinson 2 ай бұрын

One time I was swimming in Florida and saw a giant shadow swim right past me 😭 it was a manatee but my life flashed before my eyes thinking it was a shark. They are the cutest 💘

@platypus.divergent 2 ай бұрын

4:14 Maya discovering new languages

@luizarolim4456 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for coming here and show the world our beautiful nature

@AranDeathly 2 ай бұрын

Oh my god Maya! I've been here! We did a 3 week biodiversity research trip during my 3rd year of Zoology! I got to spend days in the dry specimen rooms, and got to bottle feed these Manatees!!! Its so crazy seeing you go to INPA, if Dr. Mario hoft is still there, he was the senior ornithologist who ended up coming along with us to stay in Reserva Ducké and to sail up and down the Rio Negro for a week! This is so so so cool to see this years calf's!

@laura6874 2 ай бұрын

im so excited for the brasil content!! im brazilian but i live abroad and work as a zookeeper so it's really cool to see the crossover of so many things i like, all tied together by maya hehe

@wowowo9522 2 ай бұрын

this was amazing! thank you for showing this. i love the manatees and the otters

@tragedyshero72 2 ай бұрын

Really great video, it was interesting to learn a bit about animals outside of Alveus. Looking forward to more.

@thedevicebook 2 ай бұрын

I remember having the opportunity to swim with manatees but they required I swim with dolphins too, and then I wasn't interested

@casiraghicharlotte 2 ай бұрын

i´m from brazil and live near a beach where a manatee(Peixe BOi) sometimes swins around, its so cool seing him free in nature

@pinkypiggy0 2 ай бұрын

as a manauara (born and raised in Manaus/Amazonas) is so nice seeing a huge youtuber create content about our forest and our animals. I grew up going to these institutes and learning about those animals. these people do their best to save these animals, is admirable. thank you for bringing awareness to these species! ❤

@blythegirl4348 Ай бұрын

Awww, this was so fun and incredibly sweet. I so admire all of you good people for what you do for these babies and all the other animals there. You are good people!

@janaparks929 2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for doing this! I love seeing and learning about rehabilitated and rescued animals. I hope you get to travel to more cool places soon.

@joaomarcelomoreira5718 2 ай бұрын

Much love from brazil

@Dohregard 2 ай бұрын

This was an awesome intro to your Brazil trip!

@user-jv8xe9wx8f 2 ай бұрын

natural control, love that! learned so much and they are so cute!! gotta feed the babies!

@boonotlou9818 2 ай бұрын

This was so cool! Hearing about the manatees was a little sad but so informative! And man the otters were like sea panthers or something crazy. Vlog made me so happy! Looking forward to the rest

@candidavis1061 2 ай бұрын

This was amazing to watch and learn so much. Thank you Maya and team xoxo Your mission is so important.

@bluemonkey189 2 ай бұрын

The fact that I was researching about these guys are crazy, these giant water dogs are so goofy and cute.

@HiMyNameIsSander 2 ай бұрын

Hope you can travel to more countries for similar purposes in the future! Looking forward to the rest of the series. :)

@22k_01 2 ай бұрын

omg im brazilian and i really appreciate you bringing that association to your audience! thank you and i hope my country treated you well!

@rebekahespiritu4097 Ай бұрын

this is like so off topic but ive been struggling with anxiety and i've been watching your videos all day today and i feel so relaxed and this brought me back to my love of animals from childhood

@Dindonmasker 2 ай бұрын

so hyped for all the brasil content! this one might be informal but it was great. also loved the bugs at the start!

@jon2623 2 ай бұрын

Recommend this video to ur mom, dad, brother, sister to get Maya to 1milion subs

@bananacelesti1926 2 ай бұрын

Manatees is my favorite animal of all time, that video is a good motive to this, manatees are amazing

@wirelesmike73 2 ай бұрын

Manatees are awesome. And, so are otters. Funny that as you were talking about how big and scary they are at the start, I was thinking how they could almost be compared to big cats, and then you said something about a video of those otters scaring and chasing away jaguars. Makes sense. Those things are huge, and thick, and JACKED. I wouldn't want to come across one in the wild, either. And, I think otters are some of the cutest animals in the world.

@danlfc2 2 ай бұрын

YAY, GREAT VLOG!!! Can't wait for the next one!

@Meredis 2 ай бұрын

She ACTUALLY came to Brazil, caralho!

@Hi98765 2 ай бұрын

im so thankful my algo is feeding me wholesome content like this now. it took me a while to get the toxic stuff to get hidden.

@thisandthat8686 Ай бұрын

I remember doing your hair when you were in college, and you told me that your goal was to work with hawks. And now look at all the animals you’re working with! Love to see you thriving ❤

@kayzombo 2 ай бұрын

So cool! I can't wait for the other Brazil videos to come out!

@Freeboi12 2 ай бұрын

shout out to the editor for that Fallout 4 reference

@richardmarkov2375 2 ай бұрын

Literally the prettiest and kindest girl in the world 💜😂 thank you for sharing Maya 🥰

@arthurromanosilva4237 2 ай бұрын

LET'S GOOO, finally bro, I was so anxious for this videos

@thomasdarwin6174 2 ай бұрын

Another amazing video Maya - I always think of otters as cute fun pool party animals but these big guys take it to another level !

@rubytuesday5412 2 ай бұрын

I just _love_ Manatees and Dugongs. They are gentle and peaceful creatures. As humans, we should be ashamed with the fishing lines etc.. Take your rubbish home with you. Thanks for the cool video.

@fermenting_dregs 2 ай бұрын

Awesome video, can't wait to see more of Brazil (and bugs)!

@Oly-bu5tp 2 ай бұрын

BRASIL!!! The video is amazing, im glad you enjoyed your travel and thank you so much for sharing it. Im excited for more! Hugs from brazil 💚💛

@vitorleite77 2 ай бұрын

It is so nice that Maya came to Brazil and is showing the diversity of our country! Come back more 🇧🇷

@1naruto59 2 ай бұрын

Amazing video. Love the animal content.

@Sarah-dl2nt 2 ай бұрын

Manatees have been my favorite animal since I was a kid. Im so stoked for this

@samanthaDH 2 ай бұрын

This makes me so happy 😊 I grew up in central Florida with grandparents that had a house next to a river and every holiday i took my little introverted self down to the dock and spent hours manatee watching 😊 And then like twenty years later, i moved to sarasota and my first time out at the beach there, i was floating and one bumped into me 🥰 They’re so amazing and i love theeeeeem yay