![]() ![]() On Monday, Mote Marine spokesman Kevin Cooper said staff members who worked with Hugh continue to mourn his death, adding that the aquarium is committed to the USDA's gold standards for animal care. "Hugh’s Animal Care team responded immediately, and ultimately determined that Hugh had passed away." Saturday late afternoon, Hugh suddenly became unresponsive in his habitat at Mote Aquarium's Marine Mammal Center," the aquarium announced in the news release. "After Hugh showed a change in his behavior earlier in the day, animal care staff began closely monitoring him. Mote Marine announced Hugh's death in a press release on April 30, when the aquarium described the incident differently. ![]() The inspection report states "The facility failed to handle Hugh expeditiously and as carefully as possible to prevent trauma and physical harm, resulting in the death of the animal." Aquarium noted manatee's 'change in behavior' In case you missed it: Mote Marine manatee Hugh died at the age of 38 in Sarasota Hugh died from a 14.5-centimeter rip in his colon and other traumatic injuries caused by a sexual encounter with another, larger, male manatee at the facility, according to necropsy report findings published by the United States Department of Agriculture. The death of Hugh, a 38-year-old manatee who died in April at Sarasota, Florida's Mote Marine Aquarium and Laboratory could have been prevented, according to new records that detail the beloved animal's death. ![]()
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