{"id":3627,"date":"2017-01-25T10:09:01","date_gmt":"2017-01-25T15:09:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mote.org\/?p=3627"},"modified":"2024-03-13T10:11:21","modified_gmt":"2024-03-13T14:11:21","slug":"feb-1-cheer-on-motes-manatees-as-they-predict-the-super-bowl-li-winner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mote.org\/news\/feb-1-cheer-on-motes-manatees-as-they-predict-the-super-bowl-li-winner\/","title":{"rendered":"Feb. 1: Cheer on Mote\u2019s manatees as they predict the Super Bowl LI winner"},"content":{"rendered":"

Are you ready for some football? Mote Aquarium\u2019s resident manatees Hugh and Buffett are! Come cheer on Mote\u2019s manatees at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 1, as they predict the Super Bowl for their\u00a010th year in a row.<\/p>\n

Will\u00a0they choose the\u00a0New England Patriots or the Atlanta Falcons as winner of Super Bowl LI? Whether you\u2019re a fan of the Patriots, the Falcons, or just manatees,\u00a0you won’t want to miss the fun!<\/p>\n

Hugh and Buffett serve as ambassadors for wild manatees. Each year, they help thousands of Mote Aquarium\u00a0visitors learn about these\u00a0endangered\u00a0mammals and how to protect them.<\/p>\n

Also, Hugh and Buffett\u00a0are highly trained in behaviors that support their care.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe training we focus on in our manatee exhibit revolves around husbandry behaviors, which help facilitate veterinary care and research,\u201d said Kat Boerner, Manatee Research Supervisor. \u201cBy having the manatees trained to go to targets, we are able to maneuver them around the exhibit and ask them for a variety of behaviors, which helps during veterinary care and during our research focused on manatee senses. The Super Bowl predictions are much like target training; we place a square PVC pipe structure in the exhibit with a photo of each of the teams competing in the Super Bowl. Hugh and Buffett take it from there: They touch one of the two team logos.\u201d<\/p>\n

Buffett has accurately predicted the Super Bowl winner eight of nine times and Hugh has been right five of nine times.<\/p>\n

Here is a record of Hugh and Buffett\u2019s Super Bowl winner picks:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Year<\/strong><\/td>\nWinner<\/strong><\/td>\nvs.<\/strong><\/td>\nBuffett\u2019s Pick<\/strong><\/td>\nHugh\u2019s Pick<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2016<\/td>\nDenver Broncos<\/strong><\/td>\nCarolina Panthers<\/td>\nDenver<\/strong><\/td>\nCarolina<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2015<\/td>\nNew England Patriots<\/strong><\/td>\nSeattle Seahawks<\/td>\nNew England<\/strong><\/td>\nSeattle<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2014<\/td>\nSeattle Seahawks<\/strong><\/td>\nDenver Broncos<\/td>\nDenver<\/td>\nSeattle<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2013<\/td>\nBaltimore Ravens<\/strong><\/td>\nSan Francisco 49ers<\/td>\nBaltimore<\/strong><\/td>\nBaltimore<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2012<\/td>\nNew York Giants<\/strong><\/td>\nNew England Patriots<\/td>\nNew York<\/strong><\/td>\nNew York<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2011<\/td>\nGreen Bay Packers<\/strong><\/td>\nNew York Giants<\/td>\nGreen Bay<\/strong><\/td>\nNew York<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2010<\/td>\nNew Orleans Saints<\/strong><\/td>\nIndianapolis Colts<\/td>\nNew Orleans<\/strong><\/td>\nIndianapolis<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2009<\/td>\nPittsburg Steelers<\/strong><\/td>\nArizona Cardinals<\/td>\nPittsburg<\/strong><\/td>\nPittsburg<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2008<\/td>\nNew York Giants<\/strong><\/td>\nNew England Patriots<\/td>\nNew York Giants<\/strong><\/td>\nNew York Giants<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Super Bowl LI will take place at 6:30 p.m. EST Sunday, Feb. 5, in Houston, Texas.<\/p>\n

More about Hugh and Buffett<\/strong>
\nHugh and Buffett are the world\u2019s most extensively trained manatees. Training not only helps their care run smoothly; it also\u00a0allows them to participate in innovative research about how they use their senses, such as hearing and touch to survive, and about their physiology. Mote\u2019s research is designed to help resource managers protect these endangered mammals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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