Underwater Encounter with a friend - manatee

[skatermehmet55]

The manatee is like trying to get away in slow motion xD

[pwnerinator]

Whoever disliked this, is BAD.

[CLOdaDONof09]

Wild Manatees are such beautiful and innocent creatures :) I love them

[iloveyoshi10112000]

Poor urf

[bikeiswhatido]

i just wanna give it the biggest hug

[TheLuke67]

Urf! Why Did warwick Do This?

[mapukmapuk]

waterdog (pitbull)

[brody3199]

so fat you cant help but wanna hug it. like a cat

[MyfathamsterSunset]

I truly wish i could see of these magnificent creatures in real life. They're my fave animal :)

[xxdieleaxx]

id love to touch her :)

[KelseyRainisAsian]

Whenever I would go to my friend's house in the Keys, there would always be manatees in her canal. One time, she fell in on top of them, and we rode on them, gently of course. They're so amazing :)

[a7xfanboylolololol]

its meg griffon...

[qotta1999]

i want one in my room... (if theres space..

[tinian33]

Looks like that manatee has been hanging out the all-you-can-eat buffet line ...

[tall32guy]

She saw you and came to visit. :)

[jabroadie]

I recently moved to jacksonville and swimming with manatees is top on the to do list. great video. I cant believe the mothers are super protective of their young around people! Here is a site i like that helps people find things to do near them.

Its fundivvy.com

Check it out. Enjoy.

[jabroadie]

I recently moved to jacksonville and swimming with manatees is top on the to do list. great video. I cant believe the mothers are super protective of their young around people! Here is a site i like that helps people find things to do near them.

Its fundivvy.com

Check it out. Enjoy.

[freeis4me]

Hate the music if you really listen you can hear them talk to you.

[ChristopherDone]

Scuba: "OMG A MANATEE!"

Manatee: "Yeah, I'm a manatee… anyway… I have to return some video tapes…"

[CuntyJoe69]

@ChristopherDone American Psycho reference = WINNING!

[punchbuggy981]

one of the few animals that dont hurt ANYTHING!! ...unless u count seaweed :/

[CrazyNative4]

i love them!

[redmr2na]

I love both Manatees, and sea otters. Manatees are just the most amazingly peaceful creatures in the marine world. Manatees are not not dumb either. They were here long before humans even existed doing what they are supposed to do, and hence didn't need to worry about humans and their boats. I would be mortified if I ever hit one of these beautiful creatures accidentally with a boat. Unfortunately they were created with a color that perfectly camoflages them to the water where they live....

[Saric123]

@redmr2na no they were not created...they evolved to have such a color

[Scubalover519]

Under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) they are an endangered species,.protected under the federal Endangered Species and Marine Mammal Protection Acts and the Florida Manatee Sanctuary Act. Touching a manatee on scuba can be punishable by a fine of up to $100,000 and/or one year in prison. Anyone convicted of violating the state law faces a possible maximum fine of $500 and/or imprisonment for up to 60 days. Manatees can be observed without violating these laws. Look but don't touch on scuba!

[IcyHot311]

Beautiful animals:)

[allavenia]

@flauterfli Actually, Manatees perform at the same level cognitively as Dolphins and have shown complex problem solving skills. They just have poor eye sight and an awkward body shape, which makes people assume these slow moving, passive creatures are dumb!

[flauterfli]

I love how it's like: ahhh human!! D: must...slowly...turn..away...

[Biankaen]

I just want to cuddle with it.:)

[osbatch]

ha manatees like GET AWAY FROM ME U FINGERED FREAK!

[Liruzhen]

Sweet, gentle, lovable creatures!

[rvpsmdsk]

im in love

[134Disney]

i am a member of the save the manatee club (SMC), you should let the manatee approach you first because you may scare it and it will go into deep water and drown

[flauterfli]

@134Disney

It looks like what the manatee was trying to do. D: they're kind of...um, how to put it nicely, not the brightest creatures and as you probably know, have been reported to accidentally kill themselves out of fright. Or have a cardiac arrest. Yeaah...

[IcyHot311]

@flauterfli Actually I think they are just gentle, slow, and very silly. I don't think they are dumb because they intelligent in other ways, like the other person said, with problem solving skills and memory. They are very sweet animals:) 

[bigboy135g]

It sucks tht they are endangered

[lolheheheboredom]

I went to the florida keys yesterday and actually encountered them in the wild , everyone on the beach was astonished , they are beautiful creatures.

[ZeroGal5]

they're amazing creatures. we rented a boat from a place in the Florida Keys. we've been there many times and have never seen a manatee, but the day we were returning the boat we saw one drinking from the rental places hose! they said that the manatee enjoyed the fresh water, so everyday around the same time they turn it one and stick it in the water. the manatee will drink from it for about a half an hour. it was awesome to see the guy up close. :)

[J8neSez]

besides werewolves,manatees are my favorite. ive adpoted three of them in my lifetime *_^*

[cosmojude]

That is entirely inappropriate behavior. There is a reason for this: manatees and other friendly creatures have a natural instinct to protect themselves but when they are conditioned by friendly swimmers then they gain a sense of trust - which in the future could cost its life. Please do not touch or give food or water to manatees.

[SPBTsnyder]

@cosmojude yeah, do not give water to manatees....

[BRIHELL666]

@cosmojude I agree; Plus, you are NOT supposed to go right up to them. You are supposed to wait for THEM to come to YOU.

[134Disney]

@cosmojude i completely agree i am in SMC and a adoptive parent of a manatee

[spiderfishing]

I don't want to be a stick-in-the-mud but swimming up to and touching aquatic creatures while diving is bad etiquette. The manatee didn't seem to really enjoy it either. It turned away and went to leave. Fair game if the creature comes over to you and wants to interact but chasing animals in their home for a "trophy" touch isn't cool. That being said, in the past (through inexperience and youth I've been guilty of the same).

[Rusbalt]

so cute

[14DaveHunter]

Mannatees and nurse sharks, are the two most beautiful sea life.

[winterish]

Awww his little flipper :')

[WestieLoverBengi2248]

How Beautiful!

[Rafflersauce]

i just wanna hug it!

[gabeo8]

Manatee=The only friendly looking creature of the sea

[titanictwins]

Manatees are so cute!

[wolfmother8719]

I thought it was illegal to touch them?

[drunkenwindian]

@wolfmother8719 no, in fact, you can go swimming with wild manatees in Florida. My best friend and I went for my birthday, it was amazing! They're very friendly and curious, they'll swim right up to you. We were lucky enough to encounter a mother and her calf; It was cute, the mom (exhausted, poor thing) fell asleep while we played with her baby (a very energetic one at that), they're very trusting creatures.

[wolfmother8719]

@drunkenwindian Cool, you are very lucky!

[spi898]

@drunkenwindian Yeah, its only illegal to kill them

[flauterfli]

@wolfmother8719

It's illegal to unless they play with you first. =)

[mrhondacivicsi]

omg my heart just melted...the cutest being in the history of wildlife

[SDUB7]

This one seems so sweet :)

So cute!

[vanozzy24]

saw one by shore in Destin Florida

[21hoLLi12]

lol he used one flipper to run away x3

[liber777paradis]

i also have swam with wild manatees and when we touched it it made a roll...

they are so huge but gentle

[nhazu]

id catch a ride on the manatee

[mrentilli]

That was a wild manatee? It seemed pretty calm about a human coming right up to it.

[codyluvspody]

yes they are very calm I have swam with wild ones, they dont eat meat so there like ehh what the hell might as well be friendly

[nhazu]

@mrentilli

that's the point

[tuttopesca1978]

stupendo!!!

[AresCassell]

I would've touched the manatee's privates

[TheClodfather]

lolwtf

[the0manati]

yo kero!!!!!!!!!!!

[VshuFFle]

manatees look like fucked up pieces of meat, i mean look at them they are so demented

[lexmark136]

so is your face but you don't see others commenting about it...

[LizlovesMFN]

i have the webkinz manatee

[apie77]

they're such cute animals!

[orenjidance]

Hmmm.... one of my life achievements is to hug a manatee. I'll die lonely if I never did... :( These beings are beautiful.

[drunkenwindian]

@orenjidance

You should it. :) My dream was to swim with the manatees and the little baby one gave me huggles AND kisses. They will love you unconditionally. <3

[JessieIAre]

manatees are so sweet and chilled out. :) I love them.

[Satochu]

you had such an amazing experience...so cool! what does it feel like? manatees are so cute <3

[needusername12]

i <3 manatees..

[TheBlackFlute]

How beautiful it would be to actually encounter such a gentle creature in the wild. She looks like a very healthy manatee.

[trampb3ast]

@TheBlackFlute i did i rode it

they are awesome

[ANewLifeIn08]

someone shooting a documentary should now better than to try and pet them. really.

[rockerdude2301]

haha there so fat

[mistressjenny11]

he shouldnt be touching the manatee in the first place

[ChingChanWang]

stupid manatees all they do ae ruin boats blades

[mistressjenny11]

stupid boat drivers all they do is kill them...

[MKAAYx87]

thats illeagal to touch them. in the wild

[ToxicEnzyme]

Depends where.

[babapoopoo]

Damn those things r fu4%%ng cute, i so want 1

[narutoboy102]

wtf ok wow manatees my bitchs i love em!!

[makawakan]

Hello ta caméra vignette il faut faire régler le boîtier et que l'objectif entre plus au fond vers le hublot pour éviter les coins noirs

[aarbornvideos]

I love manatees, thanks for the video

[hailmeacab]

wow that was so inspiring. I was really touched in a way that i have never been touched before. Keep up the good work pal