Columbus Zoo lends a flipper to 2 orphaned manatees

Is it just us, or is a stop at Manatee Coast the highlight of any trip to the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium?

If you love these adorable sea-cows as much as we do, you’ll be pleased to learn that two new additions have joined the gang, or aggregation if we’re talking scientifically. As part of the Zoo’s continuing efforts to rehabilitate orphaned and injured manatees, orphans Bananatee and Tostone were welcomed to Manatee Coast early this morning.

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For more details, check out this post from the Zoo’s Facebook page:

Here’s wishing the new manatees and their keepers the best of luck in their rehabilitation efforts. We can’t wait to get back to the zoo to see these guys for ourselves!

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