Saturday, May 24, 2014

Smokey the Manatee Isn't Dead! By Geniusofdespair



That white thing is a propeller scar on the Manatee's back.

They found my manatee Smokey! He is in a marina nearby. I wrote about him on May 1st. They identified him from his scar.

The vet from Miami Seaquarium and biologists from FWC spent some time with Smokey Thursday. He is a large male. His size, behavior, breathing and swimming were normal.

They catalogued his injuries and they are going to monitor his behavior and location. They are not going to capture him unless they see any changes indicating he needs rehabilitation.

Thank God you are alive Smokey! I thought you were a goner.

You are a tough Manatee!

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

Great news!!! He is surely the biggest I have ever seen -- so glad he is ok. Thanks.

Anonymous said...

If this awesome creature could vote and be legally treated like a person as corporations are, would it be a better world?

Anonymous said...

Good to hear that Smokey is alright. After you didnot hear anything from F&W, I began to think the worse. Is it normal for them to come up close like that in the marina? Seems like he would want to be with the others, but maybe he is a loner and doesn't want to be bothered with them.

miaexile said...

THE BEST NEWS! Hooray...

Youbetcha said...

Yay!

Anonymous said...

There may be something in the marinas that he likes. I wonder what it is?

Anonymous said...

I bet this manatee swims into the notorious boat slip along with other sea life.


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