
Florida Spectacular
Take a weekly trip across Florida with authors Cathy Salustri and Rick Kilby and discover a side of Florida you never knew existed. From the scallops in Panhandle bays to the Hemingway cats in Key West, every week's a Florida adventure.
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Florida Spectacular
Episode 202: Forgotten Mermaids, Manatee Sex, and Killer Manatee!
Send us your Florida questions!
TJ Fridrich, with the Save the Manatee Club, joins the podcast to talk about what listeners need to know about when manatee can be dangerous (seriously!), what their mating behavior might look like, and where you can see some excellent documentaries about manatee and their ilk.
Links We Mentioned
Amazonian manatee and Last Chance To See
Last Chance To See documentary
Swimming Through Air with the Springs Eternal Project
Forgotten Mermaids (Jacques Costeau)
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