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West Indian Manatee at Artis 2002

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This enclosure was, well, frankly dreadful. Fortunately no longer in use.
This enclosure was, well, frankly dreadful. Fortunately no longer in use.
 
does anyone have a fuller picture of this enclosure, it sounds as though it needs to be seen to be believed!
 
Looks hideous
 
It doesn't look like the manatee's in water lol
Looks like a pretty crappy exhibit though
 
I remember seeing the manatee here in 2002, and almost cried. Now, however, he lives in a very nice rainforest pool in Randers Tropical Zoo:)
 
Impressive! Imagine it could even turn around in there! But how much of the enclosure do we see here? and is this the perspective a regular visitor had or did you see it just through the window?
 
Impressive! Imagine it could even turn around in there! But how much of the enclosure do we see here? and is this the perspective a regular visitor had or did you see it just through the window?

This is from the above-water viewing on the other side of the pool. It's a long time ago now but I'd say this was maybe a fifth or sixth of the exhibit? Something like that. It was tiny - I'd say no more than two-thirds of the surface area of Tierpark Berlin's exhibit, and probably only half as deep.
 
I seam to recall it was a sort of W shape or at least very angular,and was always full of floating cabbages when ever I went in, I only ever recall seeing the manatee's snout hence no photos.
 

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