Snooty
Snooty (July 22, 1948 – July 23, 2017) was an American male Florida manatee that lived at the South Florida Museum's Parker Manatee Aquarium in Bradenton, Florida.
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 Snooty at his 65th birthday in 2013, being presented a cake made of fruits and vegetables. | |
| Born | July 22, 1948 |
| Died | July 23, 2017 (age 69) Bradenton, Florida, U.S. |
| Occupation | Mascot of Manatee County, Florida |
Snooty was one of the first recorded captive manatee births, and at age 76, he was the oldest manatee in captivity,[1] and was likely the oldest manatee in the world. Due to his hand rearing from birth, Snooty was never released to the wild and was the only manatee at the museum's aquarium that had regular human interaction. [2]
On July 23, 2017, one day after his birthday, Snooty died at the South Florida Museum at the age of 69.[3]
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Snooty and friend on his 60th birthday, July 2008
Snooty and handler on his 63rd birthday, July 2011. The aquarium strongly discourages human interaction with manatees, but Snooty was too old to be released into the wild, and his handling was the only exception made.
References
- ↑ Aronson, Claire. "Guinness World Records names Snooty of Bradenton as 'Oldest Manatee in Captivity'". bradenton.com. Bradenton Herald. Archived from the original on 28 June 2015. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
- ↑ Snooty the Manatee. South Florida Museum. ISBN 978-1-56944-441-2.
- ↑ "Snooty, world's oldest known manatee, dies one day after celebrating birthday". Fox News. 2017-07-23. Retrieved 2017-07-23.
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