oldest manatee in captivity

snooty  (b.21 jul 1948) was aged 67 year 254 day as of 31 mar 2016. snooty was brought  to the south florida museum in bradenton florida use as calf in 1949. he lives in a 60,000 us -gal 230,000 liter pool  with  tow other  manatees  snooy  longevity owes much to the facts that he lives in a controlled environment. In  the wild factors such as algal blooms boat strikes and fishing debris see most manatees die before they  reach  the age of 10.