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04-10-2007, 06:20 PM
Tamaury the manatee, the 12-year old mascot of the National Aquarium, was pronounced dead at 3pm on Sunday according to the Ministry of Environment. The Ministry says that Tamaury died from a heart attack and said that the manatee suffered from many health problems that shortened his life. They explained that his heart was half the size of a normal manatee, and he suffered from an atrophy in his ribs and scoliosis. Tamaury began experiencing problems about 3 months ago and was under the care of 12 doctors. The manatee had been at the Santo Domingo aquarium since 1995 after being rescued in Barahona. He was named in the memory of Tammy Dominguez and Amaury Villalba, two scientists who died on a manatee observation trip.
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