Massive Manatee Favors Manhattan Suburbs

[jpak]

http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/tech/2006/aug/07/080704407.html

NEW YORK (AP) - In the heat of summer, all sorts of tourists head north to cooler climes. This year, a manatee has joined the crowd, cruising past the nightclubs of Manhattan and continuing north.

The massive animal has been spotted in the Hudson River at least three times in the last week - first off the Chelsea and Harlem sections of Manhattan, then to the north in Sleepy Hollow in Westchester County.

"It was gigantic," said Randy Shull, who said he spotted the unusual visitor Sunday afternoon while boating at Kingsland Point Park in Sleepy Hollow. "When we saw it surface, its back was just mammoth."

John Vargo, the publisher of Boating on the Hudson magazine, said his alert about the sightings was met with disbelief by some boaters.

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[Dr.Phool]

1. Are we sure it wasn't Dennis Hastert out for a swim?

:rofl:

Probably not. Manatees are much cuter.

[ChristianLibrul]

2. Escaped Jebya's Florida!

Can you blame it for wanting out of that God-forsaken state?

[greenman3610]

3. it's global warming, I tell ya

[bananas]

4. Soon there really will be alligators in the NYC sewers. nt

[jpak]

5. And real flamingos in the front yard too...

:evilgrin: