When Bridgette Anastasia headed out paddleboarding, she never expected she'd cross something off her bucket list - or that it would reduce her to tears.

She was paddleboarding in Florida when she suddenly exclaimed: "What the f*** is that?" as she paddled closer and closer to whatever had captured her attention, clearly unfazed initially.

Once again, she wondered "what is that?" staying puzzled until she approached nearer to it.

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But then she suddenly gasped: "You guys, it's a manatee".

For those not in the know, manatees are massive, gentle, aquatic mammals that live in warm coastal waters, rivers, and springs, reports the Mirror .

They're sometimes called "sea cows" because they graze on

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