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Dozens of colorful manatee statues decorate Jacksonville's streets and parks. Real live manatees, sometimes called sea cows, often swim in the St. Johns River eating water lilies and seeking warm water.
After SuperBowl, 2005, these fiberglass statues, designed by Jacksonville's Sally Corporation and various artists, will be auctioned off. The proceeds are to benefit the Otis Smith Kids Foundation which teamed up with the Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville to bring Sea Cows for Kids to Northeast Florida.
N.B. The manatee statues were rounded up at the Jacksonville Fairgrounds and sold at auction on April 2nd. The highest price paid for one was $6,000.
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For a map to locate about 50 manatees, click on http://www.seacowsforkids.com/ .
For information on the Otis Smith Kids Foundation click on www.otissmithfoundation.com.
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