I felt pretty lucky to catch these MANATEES at Jensen’s Marina this past week. They are so funny to watch and now you’ll know why they call them SEA COWS. They are so slow, have big boulder-like bodies and their little faces kind of look like a cow face…..sort of. They aren’t related to the cow, but you won’t guess what animal they are related to…. The elephant! Can you believe it? Enjoy and have a giggle.
PS- Boaters need to be very careful in no-wake zones because manatees can’t get out of the way of the boat propellor quick enough, they move too slowly…hence the scars on their backs.
A manatee on Captiva
Thanks for the video. Manatees are so much fun to watch.
Where exactly is Jensen’s? I tired to find it on my last visit but didn’t. Is there a place to park?
Sorry! The link was down so I have fixed the link to Jensen’s Marina on my post. Just in case you didn’t know……When you read my posts, if you see a word that is highlighted or the word is a different color,,,,you can put your cursor over the word and you will see that it is a link to another page. Just click on Jensen’s Marina and it will take you to all of their info. Unless you are a customer (they have a hot dog stand too!), they don’t have much parking but it is right in “downtown”(haha) Captiva so walking is a good option.
So cool! Hate to see them hurt by boats.
Great video, thanks for sharing! Seen manatees twice on Sanibel/Captiva, but neither time as closely as you’ve captured here. Very cool!
My daughter loves manatees. She could sit and watch them for hours. We have been to Jensen’s to seek them out in October but haven’t been lucky yet. Maybe this year….. Assuming the oil doesn’t start rolling in!
Hi Pam,
I am So glad I Finally got to your website!!! I love it!! I am in complete Awe!
Wow! We loved this video, too!! I took a few pictures @ Jensen’s last week, but nothing like what you’ve captured. Very Cool:) See you soon…
I was so excited when the baby showed up. Thanks yall for the nice feedback!
my brother loves that manatee video. every time he sees it he says
“lets watch it.”
You are so sweet to let me know that he likes it that much!
i am very jealous of that alphabet cone it is BIG
Loved the video. We visited the last two years and last year we finally seen the manatees twice, once I believe was at Jensen’s. We are coming back in August, hope to stop by.
We are coming down from Minnesota in August. I sure hope we’ll see one! :)