Comments on: Kayaks and Mangroves and Manatees(Oh my!) http://www.heatherdugan.com/blogBETA/2007/09/08/kayaks-and-mangroves-and-manateesoh-my/ Travels and Journeys... Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:23:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Heather http://www.heatherdugan.com/blogBETA/2007/09/08/kayaks-and-mangroves-and-manateesoh-my/comment-page-1/#comment-1629 Heather Wed, 12 Sep 2007 12:39:56 +0000 http://heatherdugan.com/blog/general-interest/kayaks-and-mangroves-and-manateesoh-my/#comment-1629 The three that we observed were active enough to hold our attention for a good forty minutes or so. Manatees aren't built for speed, so they were fairly easy to track; rippled "boiling" water preceded their trips up through the surface for air. The mother, sadly, bore the scarring I've seen associated with a watercraft collision. All three wore a good deal of the algae they feed upon and one sported barnacles as well... The three that we observed were active enough to hold our attention for a good forty minutes or so. Manatees aren’t built for speed, so they were fairly easy to track; rippled “boiling” water preceded their trips up through the surface for air.
The mother, sadly, bore the scarring I’ve seen associated with a watercraft collision. All three wore a good deal of the algae they feed upon and one sported barnacles as well…

]]> By: odysseus http://www.heatherdugan.com/blogBETA/2007/09/08/kayaks-and-mangroves-and-manateesoh-my/comment-page-1/#comment-1628 odysseus Wed, 12 Sep 2007 05:53:20 +0000 http://heatherdugan.com/blog/general-interest/kayaks-and-mangroves-and-manateesoh-my/#comment-1628 You are so lucky to see manatees in the wild. I only see them in the zoo. Are they very active or just like those 'lazy ones' in the zoo? You are so lucky to see manatees in the wild. I only see them in the zoo. Are they very active or just like those ‘lazy ones’ in the zoo?

]]> By: Heather http://www.heatherdugan.com/blogBETA/2007/09/08/kayaks-and-mangroves-and-manateesoh-my/comment-page-1/#comment-1627 Heather Mon, 10 Sep 2007 14:26:47 +0000 http://heatherdugan.com/blog/general-interest/kayaks-and-mangroves-and-manateesoh-my/#comment-1627 Floridians barely blink for manatees, but I've always wanted to see one outside of a zoo. As they surfaced just beside our kayak, I had flashbacks to humpback whales breaching in Hawaii. The same gentle, lumbering presence... quite a thrill! Floridians barely blink for manatees, but I’ve always wanted to see one outside of a zoo. As they surfaced just beside our kayak, I had flashbacks to humpback whales breaching in Hawaii. The same gentle, lumbering presence… quite a thrill!

]]> By: delmer http://www.heatherdugan.com/blogBETA/2007/09/08/kayaks-and-mangroves-and-manateesoh-my/comment-page-1/#comment-1626 delmer Mon, 10 Sep 2007 12:13:22 +0000 http://heatherdugan.com/blog/general-interest/kayaks-and-mangroves-and-manateesoh-my/#comment-1626 You saw manatees?! Very cool. I've seen the ones at the zoo and was amazed at how they'd rest on (or hover near) the bottom of the pool and then, seemingly without doing anything, rise to the surface briefly before descending again. The looked pretty big from outside their 'caged' area. I'm betting they look even bigger from a kayak. You saw manatees?! Very cool.

I’ve seen the ones at the zoo and was amazed at how they’d rest on (or hover near) the bottom of the pool and then, seemingly without doing anything, rise to the surface briefly before descending again.

The looked pretty big from outside their ‘caged’ area. I’m betting they look even bigger from a kayak.

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