Apr 26, 2023
'pump them full of psychotropic drugs' is a new one for me (posted on a video of orphaned manatees being bottle fed)
That feeling when the psychotropic drugs kick in 😵💫 joking aside, it’s pretty pathetic that people still insist on believing this.
As for manatees, very, very few of them are permanently non-releasable, especially when compared with cetaceans. SeaWorld has great success releasing orphaned manatee calves, and most of their manatees on public display are orphans or other rescues getting nice and fat prior to release.
#I’ve actually been to their manatee icu#it’s pretty incredible#including the parts that aren’t offered as part of public tours#one of the patients at the time was a pregnant female who was released and gave birth to a healthy calf in the wild#manatees#sirenians#seaworld#wildlife rehab#ara insanity#answered asks#batplushies
