Huge manatee surprises bathers on a Miami beach

A huge manatee surprised bathers who were enjoying and cooling off from the heat on a beach in Miami.

The curious event occurred in the area of Haulover Intel Beach Park, in Miami Beach.

The user ofTik Tok identified as apatchytv shared a video in which you can see how the large manatee approached the same shore, without any fear of the people who were there.

"Very, very good experience," he said.

Another Internet user reported that she was swimming at the beach that day, when around 3:45 pm she saw that people began to run and film, looking for the best photos of the animal.

A month ago, on this same beach,three manatees offered a beautiful spectacle to bathers by swimming very close to the shore, without caring about human presence.

The three mammals calmly crossed the transparent waters, and were captured by the cameras of those who were enjoying the bath.

It is estimated that in Florida there are between 7,000 and 8,000 of these mammals; However, they are considered athreatened species due to several factors, among which man stands out as its main predator.

At the end of June, a Miami resident captured a video of amanatee swimming in a gasoline spill in Miami's Little River, which flows into Biscayne Bay.

The woman, who lives next to the river, recorded the video from the patio of her house. He said the fuel spills have been continuous for two years, but the source is unknown.

"We have oil spills every two months or every month, they are very short, they generally last two, three hours. (...) By the time you send a report and the coast guard shows up, it is very difficult for them to locate the source," he denounced. .

A few days before, local authorities and environmental organizations in FloridaThey rescued a manatee with deep head wounds.

"Our staff @BrevardZoo, @savethemanatee and Volusia County rescued an adult, lethargic manatee with deep boat injuries to the head near Oak Hill. The manatee was successfully rescued and brought to @SeaWorld for rehabilitation," reported the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.