With Veggie Cake and Jazz, Manatee Celebrates Birthday In Style

To the strains of upbeat jazz and with a vegetable cake laid on as a special treat, Canola the Singaporean manatee celebrated her third birthday in style Wednesday. The nearly 300-kilogram (660-pound) manatee swam around in a large aquarium as a three-piece jazz band played at a party attended by dozens of schoolchildren. Divers swam … Read more

Manatees Are No Longer Endangered

Manatees are no longer an endangered species, US officials said Thursday, declaring success after decades of efforts to rebuild the population of the chubby sea cows in Florida and the Caribbean region. The population of West Indian manatees in Florida is now around population of 6,620, “a dramatic turnaround from the 1970s, when just a … Read more