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Sunday, January 15, 2023

The Fountain in Downtown


The fountain is in front of City Hall/Police Dept and has a mother Manatee and her baby.
Manatees (family Trichechidae, genus Trichechus) are large, fully aquatic, mostly herbivorous marine mammals sometimes known as sea cows.
They are a common sight in our warm Florida waters.
Our County is named after them.
 







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18 comments:

  1. Ginny HartzlerJanuary 15, 2023 at 1:01 AM

    That is the sweetest sculpture.So many of them are being unjured by boat propelars!

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  2. CheerfulMonkJanuary 15, 2023 at 1:23 AM

    That's so sweet! 👍❤️

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  3. Yamini MacLeanJanuary 15, 2023 at 1:33 AM

    Hari OM
    In some parts of OZ we get Dogongs - close cousins of the Manatees. They are delightful! YAM xx

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  4. diane bJanuary 15, 2023 at 1:53 AM

    Beautiful sculpture of the Manatees. We have a very similar animal called a Dugong.I wonder how they differ or are they the same. You might do the research because I can't be bothered at the moment. (In pain with a sore back)

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    1. MadSnapper n BeauJanuary 15, 2023 at 3:42 AM

      Facts. Dugongs are cousins of manatees and share a similar plump appearance, but have a dolphin fluke-like tail. And unlike manatees, which use freshwater areas, the dugong is strictly a marine mammal.

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  5. AnnJanuary 15, 2023 at 3:36 AM

    What a nice statue that is.

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  6. eileeninmdJanuary 15, 2023 at 5:27 AM

    Hello,

    I love the fountain and the manatees. They are cute critters. I have seen them in various places around Florida. Happy Sunday, have a great new week!

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  7. Hootin AnniJanuary 15, 2023 at 5:57 AM

    The best photo you shared is the close-up!!!

    Now, I'm singing "when you're alone and life is making you lonely you can always go ...downtown!!!"

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  8. Mevely317January 15, 2023 at 8:46 AM

    Regrets! In all my years living in Florida I never made time to go see the manatees. Someday, maybe?

    PS - Back in the 90's there was a guest guitarist at our church who performed a ditty he'd written about a manatee named "Hugh." It wasn't long before we realized the song was about safe boating and keeping the waters clean for "HUMANITY."

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  9. My Mind's EyeJanuary 15, 2023 at 9:03 AM

    What a beautiful post about Manatees they are graceful.
    I watch Zoo Tampa on Animal Planet...they have a rehab center on site for injured Manatees
    Hugs Cecilia

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  10. photowannabeJanuary 15, 2023 at 10:54 AM

    These are such amazing creatures. Its always on the news when you have a cold snap and the manatees huddle together inland.
    I love seeing that blue sky. There's no such thing here again today.
    At least it didn't rain all night and we didn't have t worry about flooding and our pumps. It sure can get depressing, which Dave and I are fighting today.
    Off to church and out for a quick lunch then home and snug in our house again.
    Sue

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  11. Chatty CroneJanuary 15, 2023 at 4:01 PM

    Years ago, we swam with manatees! Sweet.

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  12. Debby@Just BreatheJanuary 15, 2023 at 4:32 PM

    That's a beautiful fountain. Thanks for sharing it. I know that my sister likes Manatees.

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  13. IngerJanuary 15, 2023 at 7:52 PM

    I love them and the fountain is just beautiful. I've seen a grown manatee in an aquarium, I think Monterey, but never a baby. That would be special.

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  14. LindaJanuary 15, 2023 at 9:21 PM

    I love them!!

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  15. DeniseinVAJanuary 17, 2023 at 3:10 AM

    Great photos and a beautiful sculpture of the manatees.

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  16. Tigger's MumJanuary 17, 2023 at 5:55 PM

    We saw some of those creatures being 'rescued' in a TV program. They like lettuce it seems. After they got healthy they were allowed to go bome again xxx MrT

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  17. The Happy WhiskJanuary 18, 2023 at 1:10 PM

    Ahhh, so cute with the baby next to her.

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