No, it is not illegal to touch them. There are rules that have to be followed and none of those rules state that they can't be touched, or that you can't interact with them.
The rules state that you can't chase or pursue, seperate a mother from its calf, disturb a resting or feeding manatees, no holding onto or riding them, no poking or prodding, can't give them food, can't corner or surround them, can't touch a manatee with telemetry devices. These are the rules. Touching them is not on list.
Hahaha Now Its A Legal To Touch Them Or Get Any Where Near Them!....Now If You Touch Them You Have To Pay $125.000 Dollars!;) Cause THERE ENDANGERED SPECIES!
The water is anywhere from 3 feet to 10 feet deep depending on where you are. In the winter the manatees are in the clear water springs as seen in this video.
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This is how every habitat at the zoo should be. Natural and enough room for the animal to roam around free.
ladybanana11 1 day ago
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ladybanana11 1 day ago
EEEEEEEEEEE <3 <3
JethroDradinosaur 2 days ago
1:31 The Manatee was like "Come on! Kick me! I'll call PETA on you. :3 I'm a troll Manatee. :3"
acephantom903 2 months ago
i might go to this place next year :) i <3 manatees
punchbuggy981 3 months ago
Do you guys know where the Marine Science Station is? I'm a student there. We come into the springs all the time.
pspfanboy100 3 months ago
The manatees in Crystal River are all free range wild animals, No cages or enclosures, just natural spring water that they seek.
RiverVentures 3 months ago
I will be up there shortly but are the mans free swimming with access to the open ocean? or are they landlocked or enclosed in any way?
phantomvibrationsX 4 months ago
looks like a giant turd of the floater variety.........
IrishDub18 5 months ago
No, it is not illegal to touch them. There are rules that have to be followed and none of those rules state that they can't be touched, or that you can't interact with them.
The rules state that you can't chase or pursue, seperate a mother from its calf, disturb a resting or feeding manatees, no holding onto or riding them, no poking or prodding, can't give them food, can't corner or surround them, can't touch a manatee with telemetry devices. These are the rules. Touching them is not on list.
RiverVentures 6 months ago
Hahaha Now Its A Legal To Touch Them Or Get Any Where Near Them!....Now If You Touch Them You Have To Pay $125.000 Dollars!;) Cause THERE ENDANGERED SPECIES!
4middleton 7 months ago
The water is anywhere from 3 feet to 10 feet deep depending on where you are. In the winter the manatees are in the clear water springs as seen in this video.
RiverVentures 7 months ago
can you eat them
wtfismyname100 7 months ago
Some day those people will all die... :( of karma D=
thebabydoll1336 8 months ago
Manatees r so cute!!! And It makes me so upset we people scare them away and run then over with motor botes so
thebabydoll1336 8 months ago
I'm thinking of doing this. How deep is the water? I'm not the best swimmer.
RiceARonia 8 months ago
:o the water is sooooo clearrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
dragonbane001 11 months ago