Manatees startle golden retriever: Video

A golden retriever who fearlessly stepped into the sea became enraged when a herd of eight to ten manatees emerged from the water. A video of the dog’s terrifying moments and the return has gone viral.

The video, released by Now This News, shows the golden retriever swimming slowly in the water. Manatees come slapping the water in an instant, and the dog finds itself in their midst. A woman may be heard yelling, “Flip! Oh my gosh! Flip, come back.”

Orange Beach, Alabama, was the scene of the incident. Sage Taylor, Flip’s owner, breathed a sigh of relief when the dog returned safely. She was worried after seeing her dog get into trouble.

“My heart dropped. That’s for sure. But when I saw she was safe, I was just like, come on, let’s go back to the shore,” Taylor told the source. “She was very shaken up. She didn’t even dry off or anything. She came straight back to the house and just sat here all day and the rest of the night.”

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A golden retriever named Flip got the scare of its life when it awoke a herd of sleeping manatees in the waters off Orange Beach, AL.

Flip’s human Sage Taylor said there were approx 8-10 manatees in the group. Taylor says Flip was ‘shaken up’ but ultimately unharmed. pic.twitter.com/INFsmETqqk

— NowThis (@nowthisnews) October 21, 2022

The video has received over 5,31,900 views on Twitter since it was shared on Friday. Many people were similarly taken aback by the manatees’ sudden appearance. “Flip got flipped,” one person said, while another said, “I don’t care if they were sharks. I’d be diving into the rescue without batting an eye.”

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