Trident is approximately a year older than Brooks. He is also seven feet long and weighs 600 pounds. He had suffered extreme cold stress. As a result, one third of the tissue of his paddle was removed. Trident's name was chosen because his paddle is now shaped like the mythical trident of King Neptune.
Manatees are endangered mammals.
Due to their need to surface for air every five minutes or so, manatees are often killed or injured by boats and barges. Comet, an orphaned manatee, was released into the wild in February 2000, after spending a year at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium .