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Help's on Way for Cape Cod Manatee

One-eyed giant stranded in chilly waters for four days

By Peter Fearon,  Newser Staff

Posted Oct 10, 2008 7:11 AM CDT
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(Newser) – A 1,000-pound manatee, with one eye and an injured flipper, has been stranded for four days off the sleepy Cape Cod harbor town of Dennis, and its chances of returning to warmer waters without help appear slim, reports the Cape Cod Times. The US Fish and Wildlife Service will try to rescue the manatee, dubbed Dennis, this weekend.

Manatees swim at Blue Springs State Park in Orange City, Fla. The US Fish and Wildlife Service plans to rescue a manatee stranded in a Cape Cod harbor.
Manatees swim at Blue Springs State Park in Orange City, Fla. The US Fish and Wildlife Service plans to rescue a manatee stranded in a Cape Cod harbor.   (AP Photo/John Raoux, file)
A manatee swims at Blue Springs State Park in Orange City, Fla. The US Fish and Wildlife Service plans to rescue a manatee stranded in a Cape Cod harbor.
A manatee swims at Blue Springs State Park in Orange City, Fla. The US Fish and Wildlife Service plans to rescue a manatee stranded in a Cape Cod harbor.   (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)
Marine mammal experts prepare to release a manatee and her calf in Key Largo, Fla. The US Fish and Wildlife Service plans to rescue a manatee stranded in a Cape Cod harbor this weekend.
Marine mammal experts prepare to release a manatee and her calf in Key Largo, Fla. The US Fish and Wildlife Service plans to rescue a manatee stranded in a Cape Cod harbor this weekend.   (AP Photo/Florida Keys News Bureau, Andy Newman)
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