manatee
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New Report Shows Famed Florida Manatee Died After ‘High-Intensity Sexual Behavior’ With Brother
Oh, the Hugh manatee. A long-time fixture at the Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium, the manatee named Hugh, died back in April. The 38-year-old sea creature was a fixture as the site’s “resident manatee,” but new, graphic details about his death are pitting federal agencies against the local aquarium about how best to preserve the…
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Florida Desperately Feeding Lettuce to Manatees to Stop Mass Starvation
A feeding program for manatees is intensifying in Florida as conservation groups seek to save the marine mammals in the face of a devastating loss in local seagrass, the animals’ favourite food.
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At Least 841 Manatees Have Died in Florida in Just the First Six Months of 2021
Manatees, the gentle giants of the seas, are perishing in unprecedented numbers.