Gorgeous, gentle, and gassy— we love manatees! #shorts

[wdwerker]

A manatee was following me back and forth while I was loading my gear on a boat. I asked a crew member about it and he said she could hear the hose running from them washing the boat and wanted a drink. So I got to hold the hose and give a manatee fresh water for as long as she wanted. Special moment I remember fondly.

[Polska_Edits]

Truly the most peaceful creatures on earth
Floating around eating sea grass and nothing much else

[PeakyBlinders]

I thought there’d be a great underwater toot in the video after the gas reference!

[yoptastic]

My total favorite animal, and I'm from the UK and I have never seen one. 😊👍

[thts.my_voic]

The most beautiful creatures, I love them 🥰🥰🥰

[HIBredAsian]

Such majestic creatures they are!❤️🥰❤️🥰❤️

[pawshands]

They wear their battle scars with dignity. Such gentle creatures trying to survive us.

[shahnewazkf]

The 'mermaid' of the drunk sailors

[MrLoobu]

I met a wild one in Florida in 2015. I was hanging around a public dock when suddenly the reeds started shaking nearby. I put my hand in the water, and a huge Grey oval slowly swims over to me and sticks his head above the water so I could pet and scratch it for a good 5 minutes. Extremely sweet and gentle for such a large animal, probably 8 feet long. He also had matching slice marks from his neck down to his tail where he swam too close to a propeller.

[terrymoore]

Everyone on earth needs to adopt the demeanor of the Manatee.

[TojiFushigoroWasTaken]

Imagine being a herbivore

The ground is food....total bliss, heaven on the times everything else tries to eat you

[jewels]

Okay me "gorgeous, gentle, and gassy"

[edstella]

Fun Fact: Manatees go up to breathe about every 3 - 4 minutes, but can hold their breath for up to 20 minutes!

[MrLoobu]

I've never seen one without serious wounds.