Manatee visiting dock at Hilton Head Island

[lostalex77]

hello manatee!

[PalmettoDunes]

He's huge! How awesome that you got this on video!

[myfavplayer]

he comes up to drink the fresh water to live even though he lives in the salt water i live on hilton head this happens alot down in harbor town

[mandi3031]

i useto live there until i was 12 but then i moved :( but ya if you go to this one beach near the airport stuff like this shows up all the time!

[JGCproductions459]

im going to hilton head friday

[sidian3]

@JGCproductions459 I'm so incredibly jealous! I love that place!

[makdak420]

damn i miss this place... im goin back this summer to my condo there i cant wait!!!!

[sidian3]

@makdak420 I miss that place, too. We are hoping to get back there this fall.

[douc3tt3]

wow...such gentle mammals...beautiful:)..ty for sharring

[sidian3]

Thanks for watching!!!

[DelugeOfRoses]

they are so cool! When I was a kid, one came up to our neighbor's dock and I got a chance to pet it~ That one, however, didn't roll over like this one did. haha, so cute!

[sidian3]

The fact that he rolled over was so playful and almost like he was hamming it up. He was so amazing, so beautiful. I am truly honored that he let us see him.

[originalrecoil]

wow! you are so lucky to get this footage! I used to go down to Hilton head - Sea Pines on vacation every Spring with my parents a few years back - saw loads of alligators, some dolphins & porpoises, but never saw a Manatee! I would love to see that. is it rare to see them? must be, because nobody ever mentioned the possibility of seeing one, as far as I can remember

cool video!

[sidian3]

I have to say it was one of the best things about that trip. Seeing him was a beautiful and touching moment.

[iraqidolphin]

The manatee has good taste...the hilton lol

[sidian3]

he was a cutey!!

[MaNiMaBaLLa]

ahhh...very nice video. Quite funny, I just saw an manatee on the shore of the salty dog cafe in HHI.

[infinitycastle]

big fishee

[sidian3]

It was so amazing. It is still a highlight for me evern after almost a year.

[infinitycastle]

i saw 1 dem in de qwarium

in a big tank

an i saw a peple fish dat jess say is rely

a diver guy

pbh

abby

[mrmynx]

It is no fish, it is a mammal.

[Tkdkid9]

Its actually a mammal, not a fish. They breath air just like we do.

[sidian3]

Thank you :)

[Tkdkid9]

your welcome!

[sidian3]

He's amazing, isnt he? Just a gorgeaous creature!

[Jenny160411]

"Is he sick?"

No. Probably not. They like to float at the surface, sometimes upside down, to rest (dolphins do this too). And as for it being in Hilton Head, I assume this was early summer, so he was probably just exploring the warmer waters. It's not unheard of for manatees to travel even farther north. Wherever there is warm water, they'll be there.

[sidian3]

I never knew that about manatees. We were a bit concerned for him. He seemed ok to me but strange that he was that far inland. And yes, it was early summer, at the of May last year. He was so beautiful. Seeing him was such a highlight of my life.

Thanks for watching!!!

[mmdanceqt5678]

they live in hilton head??!! omg! i have neveer seen one there thugh :(. my sister would love to see one!! she loves them!!!!

[sidian3]

We think it was a fluke that he was there. It was incredible to see him though. He seemed to be drinking the water that was coming out of the ice machine.

[CelticLady44]

Oh my goodness, what a lovely thing to see! A big, lazy, lovely ol' thang. What i would have given to have been there. You lucky so and so!

[sidian3]

Oh I know, it was so beautiful. He was just there drinking some of the water that was coming out of the ice machine. And then, just as the sun was setting, he swam back out into the harbor. I'll never forget it as long as I live.

[bergice1]

I saw one too, in key west!

[sidian3]

They are gorgeous aren't they?

[rcajane]

you're so lucky to see a manatee!!

[sidian3]

I have to say next to seeing the Grand Canyon this was one of the most beautiful things I have ever seen. He was smaller than I had expected. I have never seen one in life before. It was amazing. Thanks for viewing!!

[Anarquistador]

Aw, he knew you were taping him so he rolled over to impress you. Big ham. ;-)

[sidian3]

He does seem like a ham, doesn't he?

[incused]

so, did he eventually leave?

[sidian3]

yes, he eventually swam under the dock and then into shallow water before turning and heading out into the harbor. It was amazing.

[incused]

Really Really cool. I'd love to have seen that.