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Real or fake? Gator hitches ride on manatee
It may have been just great timing, or something else, but a woman in Florida says she got a once-in-a-lifetime shot of a gator hitchhiking on a manatee.
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Dana Menk posted the amazing photo to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Facebook page as part of a photo contest.
Alligator swimming atop manatee entering Blue Spring State Park.
Posted by MyFWC on Wednesday, November 30, 2016
By Dana Menk
A Fish and Wildlife spokeswoman said that the gator was just swimming over the manatee, instead of actually riding it in the Blue Spring State Park, when Menk snapped the photo, WPLG reported.
The spokeswoman said that both species live in similar habitats and it isn't unusual to see them in the same area, but reminded that gators are not a threat to manatees.
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