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CA6AF19A-55A4-41E3-896C-E0830DB99237
kymmieshouse
on February 9, 2022
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I’m ready for a kayaking day. Over 800 manatees have died this year from the cold and shortage of food.
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    Buffybutt
    😞 gentle giants. A day on the water is always a good day! 😊
    • February 9, 2022
    Mtnwoman
    looks delightful! bit of a heat wave here: 17 degrees this morning. I do my part by keeping the bird population well fed....Stacey Abams level well fed! Enjoy those manatees! Had no idea they were so susceptible to cold...always think of sea creatures ability to go deep in the water for safety... View More
    • February 9, 2022
    kymmieshouse
    They are mammals and eat sea grass which the boats have wiped out. We are big kayaking advocates for that reason.
    • February 9, 2022
    Mtnwoman
    Ah. so they feed on the surface which exposes them to cold. I was in FL in the 1980's and remember seeing manatees with nasty wounds on their backs and locals told me the wounds were from boat propellers: creeped me out
    • February 9, 2022
    kymmieshouse
    Nope, they feed on the bottom sea grass naturally. It’s gone and most are dying of hunger. They are mammals so they need the water to stay around 72 or above and it’s why they swarm to the natural Springs for winter, but we had a 5 hour hard freeze. That killed some too. They don’t normall... View More
    • February 9, 2022 Edited