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Respect and protect marine wildlife this Memorial Day and year ‘round

May 21, 2020 | Hayley Rutger

As people return to local beaches and visit local waters by boat for Memorial Day, Mote Marine Laboratory reminds everyone to respect and protect marine life. Social distancing might be new to humans, but marine animals have always needed safe, undisturbed space for essential behaviors such as feeding,...

Underwater, a manatee swims towards you. Pictures of two football team helmets are suspended in the water in front of the manatee. The Patriot's helmet is on the left. The Falcon's on the right. Which will the manatee choose?
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House divided: Mote’s manatees predict different teams to win Super Bowl LI

February 01, 2017 | Kaitlyn Fusco

Wednesday, Feb. 1, Mote's resident manatees, Hugh and Buffett, predicted the winner of the Super Bowl for the 10th year in a row. So, who will win the big game? Well, it depends on who you ask. Buffett, who has the better record, predicts that the Atlanta Falcons will win while Hugh predicts the New...

Sarasota High School Students, each holding a fresh romaine lettuce plant, line up next to the open top of Hugh and Buffett's large outdoor tank. One of the manatees is partially visible under the water.
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From farm to feed, students grow food for Mote’s manatees

December 01, 2015 | Kaitlyn Fusco

Students from Sarasota High School visited Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium Tuesday, Dec. 1, to deliver freshly grown lettuce from their school garden to feed Mote’s resident manatees as part of a new, pilot, community-based school program. Manatees are massive, slow moving aquatic herbivores...

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