After watching another sucessful SpaceX mission, my daughter and I were leaving the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge and stumbled upon a rare site for sure. Alongside Mosquito Lagoon we were fortunate enough to view a small estuary where atleast 80 or more manatees had gathered. There appeared to be alot of commotion that seemed not normal for the usually docile animals. We suspected some manatee "hanky panky" was the only explanation. Turns out we were right.
Summertime is mating season for manatees so it's a great time to find large mating herds which can often be some the most spectacular viewings all year. When manatees are mating they are often in shallow water and can be seen up close.
As far as the manatee / alligator behavior we witnessed, pretty strange. Not only did the manatee continue to mess with the alligator repeatedly for atleast 20 minutes, but the alligator barely seemed to care. Awesome to watch!
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Ryan McDermott
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