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Manatees in the south in need of a water warm up featured on "What's New" with Jay and Betsy

On Wednesday’s Worth the Watch segment, viewers get an inside look at marine mammal life.

TAMPA, Fla. — Mantees in Florida are the subject of Wednesday's Worth the Watch on "What's New"  with Jay Crawford and Besty Kling. It is a heartwarming story about survival and togetherness.

While Ohioans are experienced when it comes to extreme cold and snow, if you travel down South, residents will most likely tell you a different story. And that doesn't just go for humans, if animals could talk, we're sure they'd agree-- they're not equipped to handle the cold. 

As the temperature in Florida hovers around 30 degrees, a group of manatees decided it was best to snuggle up together in an effort to stay warm.

The video show the manatee coming together as one for a greater goal. 

The manatees swam to an area where the water was the warmest near a power station in Tampa. The station takes in salt water from Tampa Bay to cool off their systems. Once the water flows back into the bay it is much warmer and more ideal for the manatees.

Though manatees are the large aquatic relative of elephants and have thick, wrinkled skin, they need to consistently be in water with temperatures above 68 degrees.

We are only a little over a month away from best time to view the Florida manatees. Each year, hundreds travel to the sunshine state to take in the experience. Prime viewing takes place between March and September. 

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