We started the day today at the South Florida Museum, home of Snooty, the oldest manatee in captivity, and likely the oldest manatee in the world (he turns 60 on July 21, 2008!). We spent quite a bit of time observing Snooty and learning more about manatees in general. Snooty is a hoot, as he is totally domesticated - he was born in captivity and bottle fed as a calf. He kept swimming up to where his trainer feeds him and would stick his nose up and lean on the pool side to try and get some carrots (one of his favorite treats). I added a ton of pics of the manatees to my Florida Pics - Album 2.
The museum also features a planetarium and tons of historical items - everything from fossils to clocks to old computer parts!
After the museum we went to the other Smugglers Cove Adventure Mini Golf center in the area - Tom insisted on a rematch and he won this time. We also fed the gators once more. Check out the video below of Tom taunting the gators. I also added some new pics to the Florida Pics album.
Now that the mini-golf tournament is tied, you'll have to go on another vacation to break the tie. I imagine feeding the alligators is about the same as feeding Daisy.
ReplyDeleteThat is really interesting about "Snooty". I didn't know they lived to be that old. Cool!
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