An 1,100-pound manatee has been returned to the wild after a Florida zoo helped it recover from eating toxic red algae. Lee County sheriff’s officers helped return the manatee, nicknamed Darling, to the water on May 12, and released video of the event. The manatee was rescued by the sheriff’s office marine unit on Feb. 13 after it became trapped […]
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