Daniel the manatee

Daniel the manatee 

The insides beauty is most important than the exterior’s beauty. This is something that applies very well to our friend the manatee, these are the capibaras of the sea, they are everyone’s best friend, you want to know why? First of all, is important to mention that even tho, they are extremely docile with humans, we can’t actually touch the. If we want to take care of the wildlife we need to respect it, and most of the times this includes not approaching or feed them. We made a travel to Chetumal but more specific to Rio Lagarto, which is the house of Daniel the manatee. Daniel is a domesticated manatee that, unfortunately, is a bit smaller than the regular manatee, that means that is difficult to him to get along with other manatees. The manatee’s sanctuary is Daniel’s home in which he grew up since he was a baby, for that reason he always stay close to that place and with a little luck, maybe you find him around. 

If you decide to visit Daniel’s home wether is him or not, the guide can show you the Daniel’s “old room” this is a conditioned dock special for take care of the little Daniel and the type of food that he can found there, also, the guide will give you a really interesting speech in which you will learn fun facts about the manatees, for example, did you know that the manatees breastfeed their baby’s in their “ armpit”? That’s why they can only have 2 baby’s at the time. 

If you ask me, this was a really enjoyable experience that allowed me to have a closer connection to these  fantastic animals. Remember the question in the beginning? Here you go the answer, they are everyone’s best friend because they don’t have a natural predator, and for humans is prohibited to hunt them, for that reason and their enormous curiosity, they probably follow you or approach to you if you find them in the middle of the lake. If you find yourself in this situation, remember that just for touch them, you can have a fine and if we want to have them for more time around, remember to respect them and take you trash with you anywhere you go.