A 38-year-old Florida manatee named Hugh died at the Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium in Sarasota after a sexual encounter with his brother resulted in a six-inch tear in his colon, NBC News reports. Staff at the aquarium observed the pair interacting playfully throughout the day, the pair apparently shared an intimate moment that led to the fatal wound.
Florida Republican Governor and self-promoting -phobe Ron DeSantis may have to try to ban manatees from Florida waters given the species’ wanton sexual habits that frequently involve homosexuality. and incest, the former of which is looked down upon in the Republican Party.
“They’re not too meticulous about who their partners are. They just have this kind of a sexual urge and then they’ll engage in activity with whomever seems to be in the area, and if that’s a female, great,” said Jenessa Gjeltema, an assistant professor at the University of California, Davis’ School of Veterinary Medicine. “But if there are not enough females around or there are only males around, they may express that sexual behavior on whatever individual may be in the vicinity.”