Meet Agua and Goober

1,406 views 路 Published 3 November 2017 路 1:03 路 Indexed 18 October 2026

Channel: Columbus Zoo and Aquarium 路 2017 路 Pets & Animals

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Happy Manatee Awareness Month!馃寠馃惍 Meet our newest members at Manatee Coast鈥擜gua and Goober. These two join Stubby and twins Millennium and Falcon. Agua, Goober and the twins are currently being rehabilitated and preparing for their future release back to Florida waters. As part of the Manatee Rescue and Rehabilitation Partnership (MRP), the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium is a second stage rehabilitation facility that provides a temporary home for manatees until they are ready for release back to the wild.

The MRP is a cooperative group of non-profit, private, state, and federal entities who work together to monitor the health and survival of rehabilitated and released manatees. Information about manatees currently being tracked is available at WildTracks.org. The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium was the first program partner outside of the state of Florida and is one of only two facilities outside of Florida to care for manatees.

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