When we decided to go to the beach today (05/06/2012), we had no idea we would be treated to a very special appearance by some very large and very cute West Indian manatees; multiple males vying for the affection of one female.Local 10 News story: http://www.local10.com/thats-life/Manatees-spotted-in-Fort-Lauderdale/-/1716786/12677634/-/q35q31z/-/index.htmlThe Sun-Sentinel story: http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/broward/fort-lauderdale/fl-manatees-fort-lauderdale-beach-20120507,0,728460.story?newThe Huffington Post story: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/07/manatees-on-fort-lauderdale-beach_n_1496323.html?ref=miami#commentsThe Inquisitr story: http://www.inquisitr.com/232317/florida-manatees-put-on-a-show-at-fort-lauderdale-beach-video/The Baltimore Sun story: http://www.baltimoresun.com/videogallery/69799746/News/Manatees-and-pups-near-shore-of-Fort-Lauderdale-beachThe Washington Post story: http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/raw-video-manatees-swim-among-fla-beachgoers/2012/05/09/gIQARXgkCU_video.htmlNY Daily News story: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/manatee-flash-mob-surprises-florida-beach-goers-article-1.1074426The Long Island Press story: http://www.longislandpress.com/2012/05/08/manatees-on-florida-beach-video/The Global Post story: http://www.globalpost.com/dispatches/globalpost-blogs/weird-wide-web/florida-manatees-surprise-beachgoers-videoThe Chicago Tribune story: http://www.chicagotribune.com/videogallery/69799746/News/Manatees-and-pups-near-shore-of-Fort-Lauderdale-beachThe State Journal-Register: http://www.sj-r.com/breaking/x1266598461/Hot-Online-Manatees-play-on-Florida-beachThe San Francisco Chronicle story: http://blog.sfgate.com/hottopics/2012/05/08/oh-the-huge-manatees/KITV News Honolulu story: http://www.kitv.com/Herd-of-manatees-wows-beachgoers/-/8906042/12828420/-/klbrb0/-/TIME story: http://newsfeed.time.com/2012/05/08/watch-manatees-delight-florida-beachgoers/The Calgary Herald story: http://www.calgaryherald.com/technology/Manatees+surprise+Florida+beachgoers+with+video/6586000/story.htmlThe Vancouver Sun story: http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Manatees+surprise+Florida+beachgoers+with+video/6586000/story.htmlABC story: http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=16298022NBC story: http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/Manatees-Make-Guest-Appearance-At-Fort-Lauderdale-Beach-150674345.htmlMSNBC & Today story: http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/26184891/vp/47326061#47326061FOX story:http://myfox8.com/2012/05/09/manatees-surprise-swimmers-at-beach-in-florida-viral-video/USAToday story: http://www.digtriad.com/video/default.aspx?bctid=1629720387001&odyssey=modKPLR 11 story: http://kplr11.com/2012/05/08/manatees-give-beachgoers-a-rare-treat/Yahoo! Odd News story: http://news.yahoo.com/video/oddnews-22772304/manatees-get-up-close-with-fort-lauderdale-beachgoers-29219148.htmlDiscovery story: http://blogs.discovery.com/animal_news/2012/05/amazing-manatee-encounter-filmed-on-fort-lauderdale-beach-video.htmlDigital Journal story: http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/324474Daily Picks & Flicks story: http://dailypicksandflicks.com/2012/05/07/manatees-at-fort-lauderdale-beach-in-florida-video/Viral Viral Videos story: http://www.viralviralvideos.com/2012/05/07/manatees-swim-with-beach-goers-at-fort-lauderdale-beach/ Less