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Mote Marine Lab's Super Bowl Picks: Who Got It Right? - Sarasota, FL - Manatees, North American river otters and an octopus at Mote Marine Lab and Aquarium shared their Super Bowl LV picks ahead of the big game. ....
Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium s mammals are divided after making their Super Bowl LV picks on Feb. 2. Hugh the manatee and Pippi the river otter swam for the Kansas City Chiefs targets, while Buffett the manatee and Jane the river otter picked the hometown Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The animals were given food before being directed to swim towards their targets, which had the team logos attached. Target training is good for their cognitive behavior as well as their physical health, said aquarium biologist III Brittany Cochrane. One thing in the Bucs favor: Buffett the manatee has a 10-2 record with Super Bowl picks. ....
And they’re split. Mote Marine Laboratory’s resident sea cow Buffett picked first, taking backyard favorites the Tampa Bay Buccaneers while his tankmate Hugh picked the Kansas City Chiefs. Aquarium neighbors Jane and Pippi, who made picks for the first time in 2020, were also split with Jane taking Tampa Bay and Pippi taking KC. Buffett has the best stats, picking correctly 10 of the last 12 years, while Hugh is 6-6. Jane picked the winner last year. Tuesday morning’s picks are novel activities for the marine animals that Mote biologists use to improve their cognitive functions and provide physical activities. ....