manatees and other endangered life

lady cop · 11-25-2005, 08:07 PM

i just posted this in another thread and it made me think of endangered species of all types. what can we do? i am sure the FG community cares about animals and saving them. any ideas or pet causes? .............when i lived on a canal in key largo the manatees would come in to the dock. i would get in the water with them and feed them lettuce, and they really loved fresh water from a garden hose, would drink gallons of it, i put the hose right in their mouths. they were big as elephants and gentle as butterflies. they would roll over for me to scratch their bellies. we need to save the manatees, they are endangered. boat props slice them to ribbons with grievous injury.

lady cop · 11-25-2005, 08:08 PM

manatees

CARLA · 11-25-2005, 10:30 PM

LC how can anyone hurt such a sweet creature... I agree we must save them.. I would love to get in the water with them and feed them what a thrill that must have been. When I was in Maui I feed dolphins by hand right off the side of the zodiac.. Gentle creature as well..!!

abbey · 11-26-2005, 12:40 AM

What lovely creatures, i've never heard of them before.
they look a little like bull seals.
http://www.savethemanatee.org/

lady cop · 11-26-2005, 06:18 AM

Abbey that is so cool that i introduced you to a new creature! they were mistaken for mermaids by sailors (drunk no doubt) when exploring the 'new world". when it gets cold they come into canals and the warm springs we have here. they just munch on plant life and don't bother anyone. we have speed zones in the waterways because boat props cut them up and even kill them, it's pitiful. they are very slow-moving animals.

SOJOURNER · 11-26-2005, 07:23 AM

Manatees are indeed unique creatures. Our oldest daughter did a report on them for school and because of this, we adopted a manatee for the next several years.
This was exciting because she got pictures of "her" adopted manatee and updates on his well being.

Younger daughter too wanted to be involved, but she had to "up" the competition and so we adopted a whale for her to monitor.

If you have access to small children this would be a fun way to connect with them and help enrich the animals lives.

For myself, panda bears are close to my heart. When our first daughter was born I was overwhelmed with a deep sadness that she could grow up to a world which no longer had them in it. I, therefore, sent donations for their care, feeding and reproduction.

chonsigirl · 11-26-2005, 07:28 AM

Oh, that is cool Soujourner. I gave my daughter for her birthday present an adoption of a wild mustang, I love horses and so does she.

LC, the manatee photos are gorgeous, you are so fortunate to have fed them and been up close!

lady cop · 11-26-2005, 07:30 AM

they are beautiful!!

SOJOURNER · 11-26-2005, 07:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lady cop

they are beautiful!!

yes indeed.

we have a framed picture of the two pandas which were given to the US by China during the Nixon administration. It has been up in the same spot for almost 26 years, in this house.

I also have numerous statues of pandas and my mother has an entire shelf in her hutch filled with them........

Another bear that fascinates me is the polar bears. I would love to go to Churchill and watch them cross.............. Maybe, some day..........

lady cop · 11-26-2005, 07:38 AM

i made friends with a polar bear once, at a zoo, visited him every day. petted him. fed him. then one day he bit some guy's hand off! but i still love them.

11-25-2005, 08:07 PM	#1 (permalink)
lady cop Banned Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: margaritaville Posts: 14,677	manatees and other endangered life i just posted this in another thread and it made me think of endangered species of all types. what can we do? i am sure the FG community cares about animals and saving them. any ideas or pet causes? .............when i lived on a canal in key largo the manatees would come in to the dock. i would get in the water with them and feed them lettuce, and they really loved fresh water from a garden hose, would drink gallons of it, i put the hose right in their mouths. they were big as elephants and gentle as butterflies. they would roll over for me to scratch their bellies. we need to save the manatees, they are endangered. boat props slice them to ribbons with grievous injury.
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11-25-2005, 08:08 PM	#2 (permalink)
lady cop Banned Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: margaritaville Posts: 14,677	Re: manatees and other endangered life manatees
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11-25-2005, 10:30 PM	#3 (permalink)
CARLA ALOHA..!! Supporting Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: San Diego, California (Native born and raised) Posts: 8,373	Re: manatees and other endangered life LC how can anyone hurt such a sweet creature... I agree we must save them.. I would love to get in the water with them and feed them what a thrill that must have been. When I was in Maui I feed dolphins by hand right off the side of the zodiac.. Gentle creature as well..!! Attached Thumbnails __________________ ALOHA!! MOTTO TO LIVE BY: "Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, martini in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming. WOO HOO!!, what a ride!!!"
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11-26-2005, 12:40 AM	#4 (permalink)
abbey Senior Member Supporting Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: UP NORTH Posts: 12,744	Re: manatees and other endangered life What lovely creatures, i've never heard of them before. they look a little like bull seals. http://www.savethemanatee.org/
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11-26-2005, 06:18 AM	#5 (permalink)
lady cop Banned Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: margaritaville Posts: 14,677	Re: manatees and other endangered life Abbey that is so cool that i introduced you to a new creature! they were mistaken for mermaids by sailors (drunk no doubt) when exploring the 'new world". when it gets cold they come into canals and the warm springs we have here. they just munch on plant life and don't bother anyone. we have speed zones in the waterways because boat props cut them up and even kill them, it's pitiful. they are very slow-moving animals.
Local Time: 08:38 PM Local Date: 12-01-2008

11-26-2005, 07:23 AM	#6 (permalink)
SOJOURNER aka: Elegant Jade Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Right here................. Posts: 5,494	Re: manatees and other endangered life Manatees are indeed unique creatures. Our oldest daughter did a report on them for school and because of this, we adopted a manatee for the next several years. This was exciting because she got pictures of "her" adopted manatee and updates on his well being. Younger daughter too wanted to be involved, but she had to "up" the competition and so we adopted a whale for her to monitor. If you have access to small children this would be a fun way to connect with them and help enrich the animals lives. For myself, panda bears are close to my heart. When our first daughter was born I was overwhelmed with a deep sadness that she could grow up to a world which no longer had them in it. I, therefore, sent donations for their care, feeding and reproduction.
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11-26-2005, 07:28 AM	#7 (permalink)
chonsigirl I think, therefore I post Supporting Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Nirvana Posts: 28,682	Re: manatees and other endangered life Oh, that is cool Soujourner. I gave my daughter for her birthday present an adoption of a wild mustang, I love horses and so does she. LC, the manatee photos are gorgeous, you are so fortunate to have fed them and been up close!
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11-26-2005, 07:30 AM	#8 (permalink)
lady cop Banned Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: margaritaville Posts: 14,677	Re: manatees and other endangered life they are beautiful!!
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11-26-2005, 07:38 AM	#10 (permalink)
lady cop Banned Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: margaritaville Posts: 14,677	Re: manatees and other endangered life i made friends with a polar bear once, at a zoo, visited him every day. petted him. fed him. then one day he bit some guy's hand off! but i still love them.
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