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COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium’s Manatee Rescue and Rehabilitation Center has a few new residents, a trio of orphaned manatees named Vora, Lilypad and Orchid.
The zoo announced in a post on social media that the manatees are coming from the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden, joining three other manatees also working through rehabilitation.
The post stated that both zoos are a part of the Manatee Rescue & Rehabilitation Partnership.
“All six of these younger manatees were rescued from Florida waters after facing life-threatening challenges,” the post read. “As a second stage rehabilitation facility, the care we provide to them during their stay in Ohio helps give them time to recover, grow, and prepare for their eventual return to their native waters in Florida.”
The public is able to see these manatees, according to the zoo.
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Cody Thompson
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