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Happy Birthday, Snooty!

Chandelier
21-07-2007, 00:00
Snooty the manatee is turning 59 tomorrow! :)
http://www.southfloridamuseum.org/images/snooty-sun-sm.jpg

I remember going to one of his birthday celebrations once, and I'm pretty sure I remember seeing him once. The manatee is one of my favorite animals.


Designed to exceed federal standards, the Parker Manatee Aquarium provides a medication pool and both above-and below- water viewing. The pool holds approximately 60,000 gallons of water and includes both deep and shallow water to provide continuity for Snooty's feeding habits.

In February, 1998, having been designated by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service a part of the Manatee Rehabilitation Network. Snooty™ was joined by his first-ever temporary pool mate, a youngster named "Newton". Since then, he has hosted a succession of young manatees being readied for re-release to their natural habitats, including "Palma Sola", "DeSoto Park", "Salvador", "Angelito", "Pasa Grille Baby", "Ft. Myers Baby", and a delightful young female named "Whittaker", who was rescued from Whittaker Bayou in Sarasota County.

Each year, several generations of visitors help Snooty celebrate his birthday at a free Birthday Bash and Wildlife Awareness Festival, complete with a birthday card contest and treats for the kids. This is very special because Snooty was the first manatee to have an actual, recorded birth date!



Born at the Miami Aquarium and Tackle Company on July 21, 1948, Snooty is the oldest manatee in captivity, and likely the oldest manatee in the world. Baby Snoots, as he was first called, was brought to the Museum for the 1949 De Soto Heritage Festival.


Happy birthday, Snooty! :)
Northern Borders
21-07-2007, 00:01
That thing is 59? That is quite a lot.

Not that I really care.
Snafturi
21-07-2007, 00:02
http://www.pinkcakebox.com/images/cake173a.jpg
Happy birthday Snooty! Here's a cake!
German Nightmare
21-07-2007, 00:22
What a nice looking fellow. :)

And while manatees don't really belong to my favorites - I really like those gentle animals. They're nice and even a little cute for how big they are. :p


Happy Birthday, Snooty! Have a good one! :D
Johnny B Goode
21-07-2007, 00:26
Happy birthday, man!
Naturality
21-07-2007, 00:32
Yay happy birthday Snooky.. I mean Snooty.
The blessed Chris
21-07-2007, 00:39
erm..... yay!?!

What is a manatee? :confused:
Chandelier
21-07-2007, 00:44
erm..... yay!?!

What is a manatee? :confused:

Here you go. :) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manatee)
IL Ruffino
21-07-2007, 01:25
Can I eat it?
Chandelier
21-07-2007, 01:48
Can I eat it?

The manatee or the cake? :confused:
Seangoli
21-07-2007, 01:52
erm..... yay!?!

What is a manatee? :confused:

Commonly referred to as "Sea Cow".
Seangoli
21-07-2007, 01:54
The manatee or the cake? :confused:

It's ruffy. He probably means both.

Oh, and my birthday is today. I am now 21. Yay me!

My Birthday>Some fat animal that few people care about's birthday.

I WIN!
Thumbless Pete Crabbe
21-07-2007, 01:54
Commonly referred to as "Sea Cow".

I still want to know how anyone could look at one and think "mermaid." Must've been lonely on those old ships. :p
Chandelier
21-07-2007, 01:56
It's ruffy. He probably means both.

Oh, and my birthday is today. I am now 21. Yay me!

My Birthday>Some fat animal that few people care about's birthday.

I WIN!

Happy birthday to you, too. :)
H N Fiddlebottoms VIII
21-07-2007, 01:58
I still want to know how anyone could look at one and think "mermaid." Must've been lonely on those old ships. :p
I think that some poor sailor was just grasping at straws in order to explain away his manatee-fetish. He was later found crushed to death on the shore of a river, with a strange, yet rather disturbing, smile across his face.
Thumbless Pete Crabbe
21-07-2007, 02:00
I think that some poor sailor was just grasping at straws in order to explain away his manatee-fetish. He was later found crushed to death on the shore of a river, with a strange, yet rather disturbing, smile across his face.

Sounds better than any explanation I could come up with. Odd stuff. :p
Ifreann
21-07-2007, 16:26
Dugong!