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Oh the Huge Manatees!

majanzmajanz Registered User regular
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CNN: Manatees set for removal from endangered species list

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed to remove the West Indian manatee from the endangered species list and reclassify it as "threatened" after "significant improvements" in its population and habitat conditions.

The portly creatures were among the first species added to the list in 1972. There were only an estimated 1,267 manatees in Florida when the service began aerial surveys of the population in 1991. Today, there are more than 6,300 in Florida, a 500% increase in the species population in the state, the service said.

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  • BroloBrolo Broseidon Lord of the BroceanRegistered User regular
    Today, there are more than 6,300 in Florida, a 500% increase in the species population in the state

    planet earth is being OVERRUN BY MANATEES

    ABANDON YOUR POSTS

    FLEE, FLEE FOR YOUR LIVES

    Hey Satan!
  • RadiusRadius Registered User regular
    That manatee looks like he should be controlling the flow of spice through the galaxy.

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  • JasconiusJasconius sword criminal mad onlineRegistered User regular
    i am really happy about this because manatee burgers are succulent

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  • Magic PinkMagic Pink Tur-Boner-Fed Registered User regular
    yay welcome back manatees

    you are all super adorable

  • Centipede DamascusCentipede Damascus Ho! Ho! Ho! Drink Coke!Registered User regular
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpcf_qD3GW4

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  • PeenPeen Registered User regular
    Buckets for all!

  • OmnipotentBagelOmnipotentBagel floof Registered User regular
    Are speedboat injuries still a big issue for manatees? I remember seeing an episode of Kratt's Kreatures back in the day where they were talking about that and showing manatees with propeller scars and it really upset young me.

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  • ButtersButters A glass of some milks Registered User regular
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  • DinoFightDinoFight Registered User regular
    OmnipotentBagel wrote: »
    Are speedboat injuries still a big issue for manatees?

    I predict that they'll become an even bigger problem, now that manatees are REPRODUCING OUT OF CONTROL, AND WILL SOON TAKE OVER THE WORLD!!!

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  • Raijin QuickfootRaijin Quickfoot I'm your Huckleberry YOU'RE NO DAISYRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    Now maybe the handful of manatees posting here will feel confident enough to make themselves known.

  • LarlarLarlar consecutive normal brunches Moderator, ClubPA Mod Emeritus
    Brolo wrote: »
    Today, there are more than 6,300 in Florida, a 500% increase in the species population in the state

    planet earth is being OVERRUN BY MANATEES

    ABANDON YOUR POSTS

    FLEE, FLEE FOR YOUR LIVES

    Trump calls for a total and complete shutdown of manatees entering the United States until country representatives can figure out what is going on.

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  • XaquinXaquin Right behind you!Registered User regular
    'Stand By Your Manatee' by Nerfherder is a strange song

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  • OmnipotentBagelOmnipotentBagel floof Registered User regular
    I tried to get tickets to an afternoon showing of Star Wars at the aquarium but they turned me away. Apparently there was a typo on the marquee.

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  • PoorochondriacPoorochondriac Ah, man Ah, jeezRegistered User regular
    @Penguin Incarnate

  • PiptheFairPiptheFair Frequently not in boats. Registered User regular
    https://news.vice.com/article/the-fbi-now-considers-animal-abuse-a-class-a-felony

  • Magic PinkMagic Pink Tur-Boner-Fed Registered User regular
    DinoFight wrote: »
    OmnipotentBagel wrote: »
    Are speedboat injuries still a big issue for manatees?

    I predict that they'll become an even bigger problem, now that manatees are REPRODUCING OUT OF CONTROL, AND WILL SOON TAKE OVER THE WORLD!!!

    jesus, let 'em

  • JasconiusJasconius sword criminal mad onlineRegistered User regular
    OmnipotentBagel wrote: »
    Are speedboat injuries still a big issue for manatees? I remember seeing an episode of Kratt's Kreatures back in the day where they were talking about that and showing manatees with propeller scars and it really upset young me.

    speed limits are now extremely strictly enforced in a lot of populous boating areas in florida. i would say its certainly less of a problem now than 30 years ago

    i think manatees biggest challenge is they don't mate very much so it takes a long time to repopulate

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  • PiptheFairPiptheFair Frequently not in boats. Registered User regular
    Jasconius wrote: »
    OmnipotentBagel wrote: »
    Are speedboat injuries still a big issue for manatees? I remember seeing an episode of Kratt's Kreatures back in the day where they were talking about that and showing manatees with propeller scars and it really upset young me.

    speed limits are now extremely strictly enforced in a lot of populous boating areas in florida. i would say its certainly less of a problem now than 30 years ago

    i think manatees biggest challenge is they don't mate very much so it takes a long time to repopulate

    also they are slow and stupid and basically want to die

    they are like if the screamapillar and pandas had a big dumb worthless baby that was still important to the ecosystem

  • BeastehBeasteh THAT WOULD NOT KILL DRACULARegistered User regular
    do manatees taste good this is vital

  • OmnipotentBagelOmnipotentBagel floof Registered User regular
    Can we fund some sort of initiative to give manatees antidepressants?

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  • Raijin QuickfootRaijin Quickfoot I'm your Huckleberry YOU'RE NO DAISYRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    Now for the great Manatee/Narwhal war

  • PiptheFairPiptheFair Frequently not in boats. Registered User regular
    Beasteh wrote: »
    do manatees taste good this is vital

    no clue

    probably not

    also you will go to prison for a long fucking time if you even try

  • QuetziQuetzi Here we may reign secure, and in my choice, To reign is worth ambition though in HellRegistered User, Moderator mod
    Beasteh wrote: »
    do manatees taste good this is vital

    Allegedly it's somewhere around a cross between beef and pork, depending on the cut you take

  • Raijin QuickfootRaijin Quickfoot I'm your Huckleberry YOU'RE NO DAISYRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    The best part of the manatee is a thick cut scrotum steak.

  • XaquinXaquin Right behind you!Registered User regular
    ahhh water in my nose

    thanks

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  • StericaSterica Yes Registered User, Moderator mod
    Finally, damn sea pigs can get a job

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  • OmnipotentBagelOmnipotentBagel floof Registered User regular
    Bobkins Flymo wrote: »
    Finally, damn sea pigs can get a job

    They're sea cows, buddy. Don't be racist.

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  • LuvTheMonkeyLuvTheMonkey High Sierra Serenade Registered User regular
    Bobkins Flymo wrote: »
    Finally, damn sea pigs can get a job

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  • LarlarLarlar consecutive normal brunches Moderator, ClubPA Mod Emeritus
    PiptheFair wrote: »
    Beasteh wrote: »
    do manatees taste good this is vital

    no clue

    probably not

    also you will go to prison for a long fucking time if you even try

    The 5-year minimum sentence for attempted biting really should be amended, though.

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  • UrielUriel Registered User regular
    Manatees are adorable.

  • Penguin IncarnatePenguin Incarnate King of Kafiristan Registered User regular
    Manatees are proof of a god

    And that is son of a bitch with a fickle sense of humor.

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  • HeadCreepsHeadCreeps NOW IS THE TIME FOR DRINKING! Registered User regular
    In celebration I shall post one of my favorite gifs of all time

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  • OrthancOrthanc Death Lite, Only 1 Calorie Off the end of the internet, just turn left.Registered User, ClubPA regular
    If elected, I promise a child in every Manatee, and a Manatee on every table.

    orthanc
  • chiasaur11chiasaur11 Never doubt a raccoon. Do you think it's trademarked?Registered User regular
    Orthanc wrote: »
    If elected, I promise a child in every Manatee, and a Manatee on every table.

    So you're promising... cannibalism.

    That's your election platform.

    You know what? I've seen crazier this year. I'll think about it.

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  • Raijin QuickfootRaijin Quickfoot I'm your Huckleberry YOU'RE NO DAISYRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    Manatee is actually Old Swahili for graceful and majestic.

  • facetiousfacetious a wit so dry it shits sandRegistered User regular
    That manatee booped itself.

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  • Magic PinkMagic Pink Tur-Boner-Fed Registered User regular
    So apparently this is not an actual good thing; it's been pushed through WAY WAY prematurely because boaters and fishermen are angry at all the protection zone laws. An additional 5000 manatees over 20 years is not actually enough to take them off the endangered list.

  • MvrckMvrck Dwarven MountainhomeRegistered User regular
    Magic Pink wrote: »
    So apparently this is not an actual good thing; it's been pushed through WAY WAY prematurely because boaters and fishermen are angry at all the protection zone laws. An additional 5000 manatees over 20 years is not actually enough to take them off the endangered list.

    Yeah this is all kinds of bullshit. Being taken off the protection list may actually be a death sentence for the species. It wouldn't surprise me if they are wiped out within the decade.

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  • JasconiusJasconius sword criminal mad onlineRegistered User regular
    there's more driving protection zones than manatees

    a lot of manatee habitats are also open water marinas and channels with waterfront properties that will be no-wake zones for eternity

    there will always be safe places for manatees

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    we also talk about other random shit and clown upon each other
  • Magic PinkMagic Pink Tur-Boner-Fed Registered User regular
    Jasconius wrote: »
    there's more driving protection zones than manatees

    a lot of manatee habitats are also open water marinas and channels with waterfront properties that will be no-wake zones for eternity

    there will always be safe places for manatees

    maybe but the manatees do not by default know where they are

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