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=====Sirenians===== The oldest manatee in captivity was [[Snooty]],<ref>{{cite web|last1=Aronson|first1=Claire|title=Guinness World Records names Snooty of Bradenton as 'Oldest Manatee in Captivity'|url=http://www.bradenton.com/2015/06/26/5867910/guinness-world-records-names-snooty.html|website=bradenton.com|publisher=Bradenton Herald|access-date=26 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150628231038/http://www.bradenton.com/2015/06/26/5867910/guinness-world-records-names-snooty.html|archive-date=28 June 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> at the [[South Florida Museum]]'s Parker Manatee Aquarium in [[Bradenton, Florida]]. Born at the Miami Aquarium and Tackle Company on July 21, 1948, Snooty was one of the first recorded captive manatee births. He was raised entirely in captivity,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.sptimes.com/News/101501/State/He_s_a_captive_of_aff.shtml|first=Alicia|last=Caldwell|title=He's a captive of affection|newspaper=St. Petersburg Times|date=October 2001|access-date=18 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Pitman |first=Craig |url=http://www.tampabay.com/news/environment/wildlife/a-manatee-milestone-snooty-turning-60/705955 |title=A manatee milestone: Snooty turning 60 |work=[[Tampa Bay Times]] |date=July 2008 |access-date=18 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140606232848/http://www.tampabay.com/news/environment/wildlife/a-manatee-milestone-snooty-turning-60/705955 |archive-date=6 June 2014 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> and died at the age of 69.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/07/24/snooty-the-manatee-dies-in-heartbreaking-accident-days-after-his-69th-birthday/|first=Katie|last=Meller|year=2017|title=Snooty the famous manatee dies in 'heartbreaking accident' days after his 69th birthday|newspaper=Washington Post|access-date=27 July 2017}}</ref> Manatees can also be viewed in a number of European zoos, such as the [[Tierpark Berlin|Tierpark]] in [[Berlin]],<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Blaszkiewitz |first1=B.|year=1995|title=Die Seekuhanlage im Tierpark Berlin-Friedrichsfelde|journal=Zoologischer Garten|language=de|volume=65|pages=175–181}}</ref> the [[Nuremberg Zoo]],<ref>{{cite journal|last=Mühling|first=P.|year=1985 |title=Zum ersten Mal: Drei Seekuhgeburten in einem Zoo. Erfolgreiche Haltung und Zucht von Rundschwanz-Seekühen (''Trichechus manatus'')|journal=Tiergarten Aktuell (Nuremberg)|volume=1|issue=1|pages=8–16|language=de}}</ref> in [[ZooParc de Beauval]] in France,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.zoobeauval.com/en/extraordinary-animals?nom=manatees|title=Extraordinary Animals: Manatees|publisher=Zooparc de Beauval|access-date=24 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160807094440/https://www.zoobeauval.com/en/extraordinary-animals?nom=manatees|archive-date=7 August 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> and in the [[Aquarium of Genoa]] in Italy.<ref>{{cite book|url={{Google books|plainurl=yes|id=-R2fCwAAQBAJ|page=172}}|title=Eyewitness Travel Family Guide Italy: Milan & the Northwest Italy|publisher= DK Publishing|year=2012|location=New York|isbn=978-1-336-12080-8|oclc=934043451}}</ref> The [[River Safari]] at [[Singapore]] features seven of them.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/singapore/story/manatees-move-worlds-largest-freshwater-aquarium-river-safari-20130313 |title= Manatees move into world's largest freshwater aquarium at River Safari|newspaper=The Straits Times|access-date=18 June 2016}}</ref>
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