Freed from a Miami aquarium, Florida manatees Romeo and Juliet arrive at ZooTampa for care
The animals have swum on Earth for more than six decades. A new care facility may extend their long life.
Staff move Romeo, a manatee from the Miami Seaquarium, into a pool at ZooTampa on Tuesday. [ JEFFEREE WOO | Times ]
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