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Best buds? Crocodile and manatee spotted getting cozy in Florida

'F' is for Florida friends in February...

'F' if for Florida... and friends. (News4Jax & Jeremy)

KEY LARGO, Fla. – While people were yelling and screaming over the Super Bowl this past Sunday, a unique friendship was born. 

An alligator was spotted in Key Largo with its arm around a manatee, according to photos posted on Facebook by Erick Lace. The sighting of this odd couple sparked conversation online.

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"We're a very laid back state," one commenter wrote. 

"Let me take you home to meet the family..." another wrote. 

Hundreds of manatees are in Florida as water temperatures continue to drop. Manatees need warm-water "shelter" areas during the winter, mostly creeks and rivers, the Fort Myers News-Press reports