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(July 14, 2008) (Herald Tribune Staff Photo by Rod Millington)--Snooty, a long-time resident of Parker Manatee Aquarium in Bradenton, will be turning sixty July 21, 2008. Weighing in at 1260 pounds, at 9 feet, 4 inches, fifty-nine-year old Snooty is Manatee County's official mascot, and the aquarium staff helps him "correspond" with students from around the country. "Baby Snoots" was born July 21, 1948 at the old Miami Aquarium, and Snooty was the first recorded birth of a manatee in captivity. He was brought to Bradenton as part of the 1949 Desoto Celebration. Since then he has greeted more than a million visitors. The public can wish Snooty a happy birht Saturday July 19, 2008, the the Parker Aquarium host a birthday bash to celebrate his 60th. Photographed July 14, 2008

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