Manatee Thirsty for Bottled Water

Occurred on January 2022 / Islamorada, Florida, USA

: "I was on a family vacation with my children, spouse, and parents. We had just finished renting boats and were on an adrenaline high. The captain motioned for us to look underneath the dock as a giant manatee swam underneath us! He suggested we drip water from our water bottles into the ocean. For sure this little water bottle would not get this giant manatee‘s attention we thought. Sure enough, he spun his giant body around and came back to us to drink the water dripping into the ocean! We couldn’t believe we had gotten his attention! We stared in amazement at his cute little face as we dribbled water into his mouth!"