About Sheldon
Gender: Male
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Sheldon is a male manatee rescued on December 30, 2014, from Mill Cove in Jacksonville for cold stress. He was 185 cm long and 320 lbs at the time. He was rehabilitated at SeaWorld and has now grown to 225 cm and 585 lb as of December 23, 2015. Sheldon was released on February 11, 2016, at the Cape Canaveral power plant and will be monitored by Sea To Shore Alliance through the winter until spring 2016.
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01/29/2017 11:49 AM
Sheldon was actively socializing and cavorting in a group at the Canaveral FPL outflow, where more than 250 others were keeping warm. During a last in-water body condition today Sheldon still looked very good, with a rounded belly and no cold stress. His equipment was removed as he has completed a very successful year back in the wild!
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01/20/2017 02:48 PM
Most of the usual crowd at the outflow had already left, but Sheldon was within a small group in the corner by the seawall along with Squiggy, socializing at the surface. It occasionally turned to cavorting.
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01/14/2017 09:10 AM
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01/08/2017 03:17 PM
Sheldon was socializing in a group near the back boundary of the power plant, the eastern edge toward the center of the river. He milled eastward a bit out into the river, and then slowly returned into the outflow boundary to stay still on the bottom in a group.
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01/02/2017 09:40 AM
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12/27/2016 09:13 AM
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12/22/2016 10:41 AM
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12/12/2016 02:13 AM
Sheldon stayed busy socializing and was much more tolerant of a swimmer being in the water than he ever is outside of the FPL outflow. He was given an in-water body condition assessment and looked very good, with a slightly rounded belly which had no folds and a well-fitting belt that wasn’t too loose. His face was also clear and solid in color, with no white spots.
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12/04/2016 02:11 AM
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12/02/2016 02:07 AM
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11/05/2016 09:10 AM
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10/23/2016 12:20 PM
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10/15/2016 09:30 AM
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09/24/2016 10:24 AM
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09/17/2016 10:31 AM
Sheldon was seen traveling alone on the west bank of northern Indian River, heading south. His pace was slow but steady. He reached a group of 6 other animals and milled briefly 100 yards east of shore. The group seemed to join him in his travels, and they all continued south.
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08/17/2016 12:48 PM
Sheldon was seen in a group with 9 other animals in upper Indian River on the west bank near the center. He socialized in the group mostly on the surface, but occasionally they went down to the bottom and seemed to be quietly socializing there as well, then milled slightly southeast along the west bank.
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08/06/2016 12:20 PM
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07/30/2016 09:50 AM
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07/22/2016 02:20 PM
Sheldon socialized within a group of animals, not quite cavorting, about 150 ft off the bank of the middle of the west side of upper Indian River. There were other animals in the area traveling by themselves, but Sheldon stayed with his group.
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07/14/2016 10:38 AM
Sheldon socialized on bottom within a large group of 15. They weren't cavorting but stayed closely bunched together, then broke off into a few separate smaller groups and milled around but not going too far. Lots of good food here, but they weren't feeding at the time.
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07/08/2016 01:20 PM
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07/01/2016 03:45 PM
Sheldon and 5 other animals were socializing and getting drinks of water at the popular hangout spot and freshwater source at Kennedy Point Marina. While socializing he was staying close with one adult on bottom, then passed occasionally by the freshwater flow at the seawall. Then he and the other adult next to him went to sleep on bottom.
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06/21/2016 12:13 PM
He was seen milling south along the bank with a mother-calf pair and one other adult, then they stopped to socialize at the surface just north of the 528 bridge. He was approached for an in-water body condition assessment and looks very good, with a slightly rounded, full-looking belly with no folds, and his belt fits normally and is not overly loose. No new obvious scars.
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06/15/2016 10:00 AM
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06/04/2016 09:30 AM
Sheldon rested near Addison Point for the majority of the visual today. Two other animals were nearby. When he awoke he began milling, and small chunks of an unknown vegetation were observed floating, on which he could have been feeding but it could not be confirmed. He quickly moved away from the boat. Respirations were normal.
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05/25/2016 05:16 PM
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05/19/2016 03:15 PM
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05/11/2016 11:12 AM
Sheldon was seen socializing with two other animals and then feeding on thalassia on bottom south of the Reliant plant. The boat engine was turned off and we paddled in a long way to be as quiet as possible. However, even when entering the water from a good distance away to try for an in-water body condition, he and his friends immediately began traveling away.
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05/03/2016 12:45 PM
Sheldon socialized at the corner of the CCEC FPL plant on the surface, in a group of at least 14 other animals. A few of the others almost got into cavorting but not quite. Then most of them settled on bottom, as well as Sheldon, coming up for regular respirations.
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04/26/2016 12:40 PM
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04/23/2016 09:08 AM
Sheldon was found feeding near the east entrance of the Reliant intake canal. His head and neck breached the water several times to reach the mangrove leaves closest to the water and it was evident he still had a thick neck roll. The feeding persisted for about 20 minutes before transitioning to milling and then resting. A fisherman slowly trolled by and the disturbance interfered with his behavior. As a result he traveled further into the canal where he stopped and continued to rest for the remainder of the visual. Carmine and 9 other animals were also resting nearby. At one point he slowly rolled over, exposing his ventrum. It appeared slightly flat with mild concavity and no transverse skin folds were present. Dorsum seemed rounded. Respiration rates were normal.
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04/18/2016 01:20 PM
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04/09/2016 09:19 AM
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04/04/2016 05:00 PM
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03/29/2016 04:00 PM
Sheldon was seen by himself close to the seawall just south of the old Reliant power plant. The chop had grown considerably by that point in the day and he stayed still on the bottom at times in between short intervals of milling. At one point when he lifted his head his mouth looked as though he may have been chewing, but I was unable to confirm. He still had some fat around his face and neck.
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03/22/2016 03:48 PM
After traveling from the old Reliant power plant back to Canaveral FPL, Sheldon socialized within the large group of at least 200 other animals near the center of the outflow, milling a little bit as well. He was approached for an in-water body condition and looked very good, having a slightly rounded belly. His face looked good as well, with the white spots previously seen having faded.
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03/22/2016 03:48 PM
After traveling from the old Reliant power plant back to Canaveral FPL, Sheldon socialized within the large group of at least 200 other animals near the center of the outflow, milling a little bit as well. He was approached for an in-water body condition and looked very good, having a slightly rounded belly. His face also looked good, with the white spots previously seen having faded.
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03/16/2016 12:34 PM
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03/10/2016 11:39 AM
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03/08/2016 09:35 AM
Sheldon socialized within a large group of animals at the corner of the outflow area near the plant building. Cavorting was going on, but he and a group of others stayed off to the side of the more frantic activity and interacted with each other near the surface. He also milled along the wall briefly.
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03/02/2016 09:00 AM
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02/27/2016 01:00 PM
Sheldon appeared to be milling and resting in the southwest corner of the outflow. MC Hammock, Carmine, Bernadette, Leonard, and Squiggy were all nearby.
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02/26/2016 12:38 PM
Sheldon was in the central, and later southeast, area of the outflow with more than 250 other animals. Staying still on bottom, presumably keeping warm, and socializing with Carmine, who traveled in from around the peninsula, and Squiggy, who was released a few hours before.
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02/23/2016 04:10 PM
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02/17/2016 09:13 AM
He was seen milling with short periods of socializing at the power plant, in the center but somewhat closer in to the outflow, and then a little further out into the center. He was given an in-water body condition assessment and was still in good body condition, at a good weight, and had a few white spots on his face.
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02/15/2016 09:10 AM
Data map is currently not present for Sheldon.
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