HOLY CHIT! Ferocious Florida Manatee Nibbles Manatee Whisperer

Such a gentle creature! I tired swimming over to the bank to get out of its way, but as you can see, it saw me and wanted to give me a kiss hello. Very unique experience that definitely wasn't wanted, but who am I resist Manatee Loven's? There was a Park Ranger in a kayak monitoring and giving me advice on what to do to keep the manatee from biting off my legs. "Just let it do its thing" they said.