Editing Manatee (section)

===Communication===
Manatees emit a wide range of sounds used in communication, especially between cows and their calves.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=O'Shea|first1=Thomas J.|last2=Lynn B. Poché|first2=Jr.|date=2006|title=Aspects of Underwater Sound Communication in Florida Manatees (Trichechus manatus latirostris)|journal=Journal of Mammalogy|volume=87|issue=6|pages=1061–1071|doi=10.1644/06-MAMM-A-066R1.1|jstor=4126883|s2cid=42302073|issn=0022-2372|doi-access=free}}</ref> Their ears are large internally but the external openings are small, and they are located four inches behind each eye.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.birdsunderwater.com/manatees-hearing/|title=Manatee Ears Cause for Alarm? {{!}} Bird's Underwater|date=2017-08-01|website=Birds Underwater|access-date=2017-10-06|language=en-US|archive-date=2017-10-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171007022420/https://www.birdsunderwater.com/manatees-hearing/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Adults communicate to maintain contact and during sexual and play behaviors. Taste and smell, in addition to sight, sound, and touch, may also be forms of communication.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://seaworld.org/en/animal-info/animal-infobooks/manatee/communication|title=Animal Info Book: Manatee|website=Seaworld Parks & Entertainment|access-date=2016-08-07|archive-date=2017-10-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171007021906/https://seaworld.org/en/animal-info/animal-infobooks/manatee/communication|url-status=dead}}</ref>