Dog encounters aggregate of Manatees in Orange Beach
OBA Staff • August 30, 2022
Flip's Manatee encounter
Orange Beach, Ala. - (OBA) - Sage was out on Arnica Bay in Orange Beach with her dog Flip. Sage says Flip loves to chase fish in the bay, but never catches any.
On Monday Flip encountered and surprised an aggregate of Manatees near the shore and here's what happened.
As you can see in the video Flip quickly retreated to the shore. He was a little shaken up but otherwise ok and back in the water on Tuesday.
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