They wander around the boats and look like somebody lost a big grey inflatable dinghy tube in the water. There are two in the water here, both about 8 ft. long. The locals say that the manatees come into the harbors this time of year because the water is warmer here.
Manatees kissing. They occasionally just "suck face" with each other (sorry for the teeny bopper phrase). Even when you see their faces, they really don't have one.
They have teeny eyes and muscular lips with very heavy, stiff, short, whiskers on the edges of their lips which act like grabbers for the leafy food they eat. They look more like something from Mars than a normal animal, which is what makes them so interesting. Their lips overhang their jaws and the upper lips (with those white stubble whiskers) move into the mouth. They have no teeth and in this piture you can see both of the calloused gums with which they chew vegetation.
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