File this under #FloridaMan for sure, although I’m sure it wasn’t just guys trying this. Its manatee mating season. And just like gator mating season its a great time to NOT try and touch them! Seriously! Would you want someone trying to pet you while you were mid-mambo? I mean someone you weren’t intentionally mamboing with? Well neither do the manatees, and they’re also protected in Florida so its illegal anyway. So don’t disrupt the ONE thing that can help restore manatee populations, making more manatees.
Catuin: manatee friskyness ahead.