A manatee at Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge Complex in Florida delighted visitors a it reached out of the water at high tide to snack on some Spanish moss.
Photo by Kathy Lemmer/Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge Complex/Facebook
"This hungry manatee in the Three Sisters Springs was enjoying a snack of Spanish moss during high tide," they wrote on Facebook. "He was using his flipper to climb higher and you can get a good look at the nails on his flipper."
Onlookers marvel at the manatee as it repeatedly emerges from the water to grab bite after bite of the moss.
Three Sisters Springs was temporarily closed on Monday after 300 manatees huddled together in the springs notoriously warm water to avoid colder temperatures in surrounding areas.
