Manatees play with Florida paddle boarders

Video shows a manatee swimming up to a paddle boarder and putting his two flippers up on the board. 

JUPITER, Fla. — Two paddle boarders recorded their friendly encounter with two manatees off the Florida coast.

One of the paddle boarders, Celine Chasteen, said to our news partners at WPTV that the manatees swam underneath their boards, rolled onto their backs and then put their flippers up on the board.

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