Ryan William Waterman, a man from Fort Pierce, Florida, has been arrested for pulling a baby manatee out of the water and hugging it and then letting his children ride it.
Waterman decided to put the photos on his Facebook, for some reason.
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In Florida, it is illegal to injure, harm, harass, capture, or attempt to capture a manatee. If he's convicted he'll be fine $500 and spent up to 60 days in jail.
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Last October, a similar incident happened, involving a woman from Florida who got on the back of a manatee and rode it.
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