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Rescued Cape Cod Manatee Now In Another Unusual Spot

FALMOUTH, Mass. (AP) — The pregnant manatee rescued off Massachusetts' Cape Cod and released off Florida's Atlantic coast is now in another unusual place — the Bahamas.

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Washburn, a manatee who was stranded on Cape Cod, is released into the waters off the Florida coast. (Image Credit: SeaWorld)

The Mystic Aquarium in Connecticut reported this week that the manatee dubbed Washburn has been electronically tracked to the islands, about 350 miles from where she was released Nov. 1.

A Sea to Shore Alliance scientist says just as it was unusual to find a manatee off Massachusetts, it's also rare to find one near the Bahamas.

She says Washburn "has us on our toes wondering where she'll go next."

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A manatee rescued off of East Falmouth. (Bill Shields/WBZ)

The manatee was rescued off Washburn Island in Falmouth on Sept. 22 because of concerns that northern waters would get too cold.

She underwent a month of rehabilitation before being flown to Florida in October.

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