i do so hope she or he finds it's way home. they don't belong in connecticut and our weather is getting COLDER now.
Manatee makes waves at Milford harbor
By Michael P. Mayko
STAFF WRITER
They weigh about 1,000 pounds, stretch about 10 feet long and rarely swim past Georgia.
But on Saturday afternoon a manatee, often called a sea cow, seemed to enjoy the attention and even posed for pictures as it swam and surfaced in the warm waters of Milford Harbor.
Kristin Richardson and her husband, Rick, were among the nearly 200 people who came down to the harbor to get a rare look at the threatened species Saturday afternoon.
"I was extremely shocked," said Richardson, who, with her husband and their 3-month-old son, Cole, were strolling through an arts and craft fair on the Milford Green when they decided to take a detour down to the dock shortly before 2 p.m.
There, near the footbridge behind the library, was the manatee basking in the attention.............
pic: from the connecticut post article (seems to be no credit there) Saturday afternoon a manatee, often called a sea cow, seemed to enjoy the attention and even posed for pictures as it swam and surfaced in the warm waters of Milford Harbor.
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