Photos: Zoo Tampa transports three orphaned manatees to Cincinnati Zoo
Staff from Zoo Tampa's Manatee Rescue Team load three young orphaned manatees into a truck that will be driven to Orlando International Airport and flown to the Cincinatti Zoo to continue on their next phase of rehabilitation before their eventual release into the waters of Florida.
Members of the ZooTampa Manatee Rescue Team prepare to transport one of three female orphaned manatees to the Cincinnati Zoo for continued care in the early morning hours of Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022 in Tampa. The three orphaned manatees were rescued and cared for at the Manatee Critical Care Center at ZooTampa and will eventually be released into the wild once fully rehabilitated. LUIS SANTANA | Times
Members of the ZooTampa Manatee Rescue Team prepare to transport three female orphaned manatees to the Cincinnati Zoo for continued care in the early morning hours on Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022 in Tampa. The three orphaned manatees were rescued and cared for at the Manatee Critical Care Center at ZooTampa and will eventually be released into the wild once fully rehabilitated. LUIS SANTANA | Times
Members of the ZooTampa Manatee Rescue Team prepare to transport three female orphaned manatees to the Cincinnati Zoo for continued care in the early morning hours of Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022 in Tampa. The three orphaned manatees were rescued and cared for at the Manatee Critical Care Center at ZooTampa and will eventually be released into the wild once fully rehabilitated. LUIS SANTANA | Times
Members of the ZooTampa Manatee Rescue Team prepare to transport one of three female orphaned manatees to the Cincinnati Zoo for continued care in the early morning hours of Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022 in Tampa. The three orphaned manatees were rescued and cared for at the Manatee Critical Care Center at ZooTampa and will eventually be released into the wild once fully rehabilitated. LUIS SANTANA | Times
Members of the ZooTampa Manatee Rescue Team prepare to transport one of three female orphaned manatees to the Cincinnati Zoo for continued care in the early morning hours of Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022 in Tampa. The three orphaned manatees were rescued and cared for at the Manatee Critical Care Center at ZooTampa and will eventually be released into the wild once fully rehabilitated. LUIS SANTANA | Times
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Members of the ZooTampa Manatee Rescue Team prepare to transport one of three female orphaned manatees to the Cincinnati Zoo for continued care in the early morning hours of Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022 in Tampa. The three orphaned manatees were rescued and cared for at the Manatee Critical Care Center at ZooTampa and will eventually be released into the wild once fully rehabilitated. LUIS SANTANA | Times
Members of the ZooTampa Manatee Rescue Team prepare to transport one of three female orphaned manatees to the Cincinnati Zoo for continued care in the early morning hours of Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022 in Tampa. The three orphaned manatees were rescued and cared for at the Manatee Critical Care Center at ZooTampa and will eventually be released into the wild once fully rehabilitated. LUIS SANTANA | Times
Members of the ZooTampa Manatee Rescue Team prepare to transport one of three female orphaned manatees to the Cincinnati Zoo for continued care in the early morning hours of Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022 in Tampa. The three orphaned manatees were rescued and cared for at the Manatee Critical Care Center at ZooTampa and will eventually be released into the wild once fully rehabilitated. LUIS SANTANA | Times
Kelsey Innes helps steady the stretcher being hoisted by a crane of the ZooTampa Manatee Rescue Team to load one of three female orphaned manatees into a special transport truck in the early morning hours of Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022 in Tampa. The three orphaned manatees were rescued and cared for at the Manatee Critical Care Center at ZooTampa and will eventually be released into the wild once fully rehabilitated. LUIS SANTANA | Times
Members of the ZooTampa Manatee Rescue Team use a crane to load one of three female orphaned manatees into a special transport truck in the early morning hours of Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022 in Tampa. The three orphaned manatees were rescued and cared for at the Manatee Critical Care Center at ZooTampa and will eventually be released into the wild once fully rehabilitated. LUIS SANTANA | Times
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Members of the ZooTampa Manatee Rescue Team prepare to transport one of three female orphaned manatees to the Cincinnati Zoo for continued care in the early morning hours of Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022 in Tampa. The three orphaned manatees were rescued and cared for at the Manatee Critical Care Center at ZooTampa and will eventually be released into the wild once fully rehabilitated. LUIS SANTANA | Times
Members of the ZooTampa Manatee Rescue Team use a crane to load one of three female orphaned manatees into a special transport truck in the early morning hours of Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022 in Tampa. The three orphaned manatees were rescued and cared for at the Manatee Critical Care Center at ZooTampa and will eventually be released into the wild once fully rehabilitated. LUIS SANTANA | Times
Members of the ZooTampa Manatee Rescue Team load Calliope, the third of three female orphaned manatees into a truck before transferring them to the Cincinnati Zoo for continued care on Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022 in Tampa. The three orphaned manatees were rescued and cared for at the Manatee Critical Care Center at ZooTampa and will eventually be released into the wild once fully rehabilitated. LUIS SANTANA | Times
Members of the ZooTampa Manatee Rescue Team load Calliope, the third of three female orphaned manatees into a truck before transferring them to the Cincinnati Zoo for continued care on Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022 in Tampa. The three orphaned manatees were rescued and cared for at the Manatee Critical Care Center at ZooTampa and will eventually be released into the wild once fully rehabilitated. LUIS SANTANA | Times
Members of the ZooTampa Manatee Rescue Team prepare to transport one of three female orphaned manatees to the Cincinnati Zoo for continued care in the early morning hours of Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022 in Tampa. The three orphaned manatees were rescued and cared for at the Manatee Critical Care Center at ZooTampa and will eventually be released into the wild once fully rehabilitated. LUIS SANTANA | Times
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Marie Filipek of the ZooTampa Manatee Rescue Team pats the head of Piccolina, one of three female orphaned manatees that will be transferred to the Cincinnati Zoo for continued care in the early morning hours of Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022 in Tampa. The three orphaned manatees were rescued and cared for at the Manatee Critical Care Center at ZooTampa and will eventually be released into the wild once fully rehabilitated. LUIS SANTANA | Times
Hannah Walsh of the ZooTampa Manatee Rescue Team watches over Piccolina and Soleil, two of three female orphaned manatees that will be transferred to the Cincinnati Zoo for continued care on Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022 in Tampa. The three orphaned manatees were rescued and cared for at the Manatee Critical Care Center at ZooTampa and will eventually be released into the wild once fully rehabilitated. LUIS SANTANA | Times
Hannah Walsh of the ZooTampa Manatee Rescue Team rubs down Piccolina, one of three female orphaned manatees that will be transferred to the Cincinnati Zoo for continued care in the early morning hours of Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022 in Tampa. The three orphaned manatees were rescued and cared for at the Manatee Critical Care Center at ZooTampa and will eventually be released into the wild once fully rehabilitated. LUIS SANTANA | Times
Soleil and Piccolina are seen in the back of the ZooTampa Manatee Rescue Team’s transport truck as they prepare to transfer three female orphaned manatees to the Cincinnati Zoo for continued care on Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022 in Tampa. The three orphaned manatees were rescued and cared for at the Manatee Critical Care Center at ZooTampa and will eventually be released into the wild once fully rehabilitated. LUIS SANTANA | Times
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