Manatees Pick Super Bowl 50 Winners at Mote Aquarium
Who will win Super Bowl 50? Well, it depends on whom you ask. Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium resident manatee Buffett says the Denver Broncos will win, but his pal and fellow Mote resident manatee Hugh says the Carolina Panthers will win.
On Feb. 4, the two manatees made their predictions at Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium for the ninth year in a row.
“Every year for the past nine years we have placed a PVC structure with NFL team logos on either side of the structure in the exhibit with Hugh and Buffett,” said Kat Boerner, Manatee Research Supervisor. “Much like their target training, which revolves around research husbandry behaviors to help facilitate veterinary care, the manatees touch either side of the PVC structure to choose which team they think will win in the Super Bowl.”
Aquarium visitors started their day at the Ann and Alfred E. Goldstein Marine Mammal Research and Rehabilitation Center where they learned how Hugh and Buffett serve as ambassadors for wild manatees before cheering on the manatees hoping their favorite team was predicted to win Super Bowl 50.
Here is a record of Hugh and Buffett’s Super Bowl winner picks:
Year | Winner | vs. | Buffett's Pick | Hugh's Pick |
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2016 | ??? | ??? | Denver Broncos | Carolina Panthers |
2015 | New England Patriots | Seattle Seahawks | N.E. | Seattle |
2014 | Seattle Seahawks | Denver Broncos | Denver | Seattle |
2013 | Baltimore Ravens | San Francisco 49ers | Baltimore | Baltimore |
2012 | New York Giants | New England Patriots | N.Y. | N.Y. |
2011 | Green Bay Packers | Pittsburgh Steelers | Green Bay | Pittsburgh |
2010 | New Orleans Saints | Indianapolis Colts | New Orleans | Indianapolis |
2009 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Arizona Cardinals | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh |
2008 | New York Giants | New England Patriots | N.Y. | N.Y. |
Super Bowl 50 will take place at 6:30 p.m. EST Feb. 7 as the Denver Broncos and Carolina Panthers compete in San Francisco.