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Video: Feeding a Baby Manatee at SeaWorld

About two weeks ago, SeaWorld in Orlando rescued an orphan baby manatee found at Daytona Beach and had to bottle-fed her every three hours to promote weight gain. Yes, I wish I had that job.

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7 Comments | Posted by Robyn Lee, August 6, 2010 at 12:15 PM
Tagged: animals eating, cute, manatees, videos

Video: A Very Hungry Manatee

Is there a hole in your heart due to last week's absence of a "cute animals eating" video? Let me fill that void with this clip of an especially blubberous and determined manatee who hoists itself onto the edge of a rock to suck up a few stray lettuce leaves. Go, manatee, go!

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3 Comments | Posted by Robyn Lee, June 7, 2010 at 12:30 PM
Tagged: animals eating, cute, Manatee Monday, manatees, videos

Video: Manatee Eating Lettuce

The average 1,000-pound manatee eats about 150 pounds of food a day in the form of marine vegetation, or when held in an aquarium, romaine lettuce. Lots of lettuce. And it shovels it all down with its powerful lips and snout.

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10 Comments | Posted by Robyn Lee, March 19, 2010 at 12:00 PM
Tagged: animals eating, cute, manatees

Photo of the Day: Monsieur Manatee

After seeing VerySmallAnna's cute paintings of animals and food, I knew I had to make a request. A week later, Monsieur Manatee was born. This red beret-clad manatee likes to nosh on crusty baguettes and bags of treats from Pierre Hermé—just like me! Thanks so much to Anna for making my office space a little bit cuter. If you commission a painting from her, I'd love to see what you end up with....

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5 Comments | Posted by Robyn Lee, July 2, 2009 at 5:00 PM
Tagged: art, manatees, Photo of the Day