Usually, manatees are associated with Florida waterways. But this week one was spotted in a tributary off the Potomac River near Waldorf.
And like others who seek warmer temperatures when it starts to get chilly in the D.C. area, the manatees “will begin to head back to the warmer waters” along the southern Atlantic coast, authorities said.
Correction: An earlier version of this post incorrectly stated that the manatee was found in Charles County.