ORMOND BEACH, FL - - We took a trip to Blue Springs State Park near Orange City yesterday. When the weather turns cooler in the area where we live lots of West Indian manatees 'living' here head for Blue Springs. The natural aquafer flows at a steady 72-degrees...a bit cool for humans but like a hot tub for the manatees. These floating/swimming masses of blubber (above, with friends in the clear water) send out some signal and the race is on. Yesterday's unofficial count: 166 including twins among the 11 newborn calves on hand. "How do you know there are twins?" I asked. "There are two of them closely following one of the females instead of the usual one,' was the answer. Highly scientific thinking, that.
Thursday, December 04, 2008
Manatee or Momatee??
ORMOND BEACH, FL - - We took a trip to Blue Springs State Park near Orange City yesterday. When the weather turns cooler in the area where we live lots of West Indian manatees 'living' here head for Blue Springs. The natural aquafer flows at a steady 72-degrees...a bit cool for humans but like a hot tub for the manatees. These floating/swimming masses of blubber (above, with friends in the clear water) send out some signal and the race is on. Yesterday's unofficial count: 166 including twins among the 11 newborn calves on hand. "How do you know there are twins?" I asked. "There are two of them closely following one of the females instead of the usual one,' was the answer. Highly scientific thinking, that.
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