We're not entirely sure what this husband and wife captured on their camera while bailing water out of their boat, but it looks like the ran into the Kraken. "My husband was bailing water out of our boat after a huge storm," the wife said in the description. "Every time he threw the water we saw ...
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It looks like this manatee must have a grudge against paddle boarders after it knocked a guy off his board while he was calmly paddling through the ocean. In reality, the paddle boarder and the manatee probably both scared the crap out of each other while enjoying a peaceful day. Unfortunately ...
READ MORE +Captain Josh Prunier caught some serious manatee action on a recent trip to Anna Maria Island, Florida. He discovered the mating sea cows while at the Coquina boat ramp. It's hard to tell just how many of them there are at any given time, but it appears to always be no less than ten. "Look at ...
READ MORE +Rescue crews in Crystal River worked to save six manatees after they were trapped in a pond for more than a week. The manatees were able to enter the pond after rising waters from Hurricane Hermine enabled them to enter the 200 yard long by 50 yard wide pond. FWC rescue workers were able to free ...
READ MORE +If manatees regularly hung out with paddle boarders, I'd be paddling more often. Celine Chasteen and her friend happened upon two manatees while standup paddle boarding in Jupiter, FL. Chasten described the one with its flippers on her board as very playful, which seems accurate. It's ...
READ MORE +It's hard to describe what it's like to encounter Florida's official marine mammal, the manatee. These gentle creatures, also called sea cows, migrate to coastal waters during the summer and return to warm water springs during colder months. See why this peaceful video has over one-million views! ...
READ MORE +Eight manatees have died in the Indian River Lagoon since May, according to Florida wildlife officials. The cause of the deaths is linked to the heavily polluted river and the algae infesting it. This isn't the first string of deaths linked to pollution from the famous river either. In the ...
READ MORE +Nancy Smith of St. Petersburg got more than bad weather from Tropical Storm Colin, she also got a couple of surprise visitors. What she discovered was a pair of manatees feeding on her grass in her backyard, which she recorded and posted to her Instagram. "Because of the rain, the tide was up ...
READ MORE +The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission reported a count of 6,260 manatees in the state's coastal waters. Florida's manatees were downlisted in January from endangered to threatened by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Last year, 6,063 manatees were counted, according to FWC ...
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