{"id":61,"date":"2006-10-06T23:53:57","date_gmt":"2006-10-07T03:53:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.flascience.org\/wp\/?p=61"},"modified":"2008-08-05T10:47:20","modified_gmt":"2008-08-05T14:47:20","slug":"darwin-lives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.flascience.org\/?p=61","title":{"rendered":"Darwin lives!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Darwin the manatee<\/a> that is.<\/p>\n

ST. AUGUSTINE, FL — A male manatee, weighing half a ton, was released into the wild Friday in St. Johns County after a year long recovery from injury.<\/p>\n

…<\/p>\n

Huey is a volunteer with Florida Fish and Wildlife. Almost exactly a year ago, Huey helped rescue the manatee from an area by Comanchee Cove in St. Augustine.<\/p>\n

While being rescued, the injured manatee ended up injuring Huey.<\/p>\n

“They’re huge and have a lot of strength and when you’re on the tail that’s the part where you can get injured pretty badly,” he said<\/p>\n

…<\/p>\n

Now, with 300 added pounds and with a new name, Darwin the manatee has been brought back to the spot where Huey helped rescue him.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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