I mean, there are soooo many comments that could be made about this story. Let’s make some of them.
I’ve only seen manatees in tanks in captivity, never in the wild. Including at that facility although I can’t say I’ve seen those particular two critters. Imagine something almost the size of a legless elephant with evidently about 2 brain cells and one is asleep at any given time. It’s a sleepy blimp made of blubber.
It’s a mystery to me that they could even detect a fellow manatee, much less muster the gumption to move towards it, much less have vaguely mammal-style vigorous sex with it. Yet here they are, millions of years later.
Some ideas are brain-bleach worthy. This one is more “Huh. Who knew they could even move?”
Aww. I thought they were unobtrusive and nice to each other.
Well, you learn new things everyday.
About all I know about manatees is this: Dave Barry wrote a book called “Naked Came The Manatee”, and a few years ago, somebody did this. IDK if the culprit ever fessed up.
There was also a Geico commercial featuring manatees in novelty tees, and one of the shirts said “Let’s Cuddle.” Read into that whatever you wish.
I don’t.
I choose to believe the manatee thought it was all worth it in the end.
WTH is left for you to learn? You seem … well … awfully damned close to omniscience.
No?
She said in the end! (Beevis and Butthead .gif)
“Hugh and Buffett were both observed initiating and mutually seeking interactions from each other throughout the day and there were no obvious signs of discomfort or distress such as listing, crunching, or active avoidance that would have triggered a need for intervention,” the aquarium said.
At least it was consensual.
I’ve read that, years ago, manatees were mistaken for mermaids.
Maybe one of the sea cows was trying to resurrect the reputation.
Surely you’ve mined the best material with your oh-so-titillating headline.
A manatee would be one fugly mermaid.
~ VOW
I always imagined that the sailors were very lonely by that point.
My favorite depiction of mermaids is in the game Nobody Saves the World. The first time I unlocked her character form, I laughed so hard.