The death of Hugh the manatee

A Florida aquarium allowed a larger male manatee to sexually assault and kill his smaller, weaker brother over the span of two months!

I read a lot of news, and I expect to see disturbing or outright disgusting things, but a report in today’s Daily Mail took it to a new level. Two male manatees were allowed to mate at a Florida aquarium, and one died as a result. To make it even more disgusting, the two manatees in question were brothers:

A beloved captive manatee has died after 'high intensity sex' with his brother caused severe internal injuries, a necropsy has found.

Hugh, 38, died at the Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium in Saratsota on April 29 after mating with his larger brother, Buffet, caused a 14.5cm rip in his colon.

The aquariam said it observed the pair engaging in 'in natural, yet increased, mating behavior' on the day, and then later found blood in Hugh's colon, before he was found unresponsive at the bottom of the pool.

According to the aquarium such behavior has been 'documented in manatees both in managed care and in the wild.'

Disgusting lies from the aquarium

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