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This manatee that loves to be scratched would make an excellent house pet

Warning: extremely close up manatee face.
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Samantha Scelzo
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This manatee that loves to be scratched would make an excellent house pet
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Fact: All animals love being scratched.

Okay, not a hard fact, but bet you didn't know that even manatees like a good tickle every once in a while.

In this video posted by Youtube user Eunjae Im, a manatee uses his new human friend as his own personal backscratcher to rid him of some of those pesky barnacles.

The manatee basically becomes a sea puppy and this swimmer is at its beck and call.

We think he would make a perfect pet (if our houses were in the ocean).

Topics Animals

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Samantha Scelzo

Samantha was a Watercooler Web Culture & Lifestyle intern at Mashable. Follow her on Twitter @samiscelz.


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