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SeaWorld Orlando releases Chessie the manatee back into the wild

Published  May 12, 2021 4:47pm EDT
Florida
FOX 35 Orlando

Seaworld Orlando returns Chessie the manatee to wild

Chessie the manatee was successfully rehabbed at SeaWorld Orlando and returned to the wild at Anchorage Park in North Palm Beach Florida on Tuesday.

ORLANDO, Fla. - SeaWorld Orlando has released Chessie the manatee back into the wild.

They said that Chessie came to them for rehabilitation after he was found floating abnormally. It appeared that he was emaciated and they found pneumonia in his right lung.

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The severe pneumonia reportedly did not respond to injectable medicine. So, for the first time ever, Seaworld had to use a nebulizer – a sort of breathing treatment – to distribute antibiotics directly to Chessie's lungs.

Thankfully, this worked and was released back into the wild at North Palm Beach on Tuesday.

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