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Cool... Hey, Which One's The Manatee?
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You know manatees have been endangered. But did you know that it's illegal to touch them in Florida? A woman was photographed riding a manatee at St. Petersburg's Fort DeSoto Park (a wonderful beach area, by the way), and it turned into a major media thing, with the sheriff circulating a photo and a manhunt unleashed for the woman, who turned herself in but isn't facing local charges. What she did qualifies under the law as "sea cow molestation," which I'm betting surprised even her. And the law is there because they're concerned about the effect the "indignity" has on the manatee's psyche. I kid you not. They don't know if a manatee even HAS a psyche. That being said, leave the poor manatees alone. (Tampa Bay Times)
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