The first two manatees left Singapore on Monday to Guadeloupe, where they will be part of the world's first manatee repopulation programme. Any offspring from the group will be released into the wild as part of the repopulation programme. (AFP photo)SINGAPORE - Two manatees born and bred at the Singapore Zoo left the city-state early Monday for Guadeloupe as part of the world's first repopulation programme for the mammal, which became extinct on the French Caribbean island. Aquarists hold Kai, one of the manatees from the pool at the River Safari theme park in Singapore, on Sunday. Males Kai, seven, and Junior, six, left Singapore at 4.50am (3.50am Thailand time) for the 34-hour journey on a chartered Singapore Airlines cargo flight, the zoo operator said.

Source: Bangkok Post August 08, 2016 12:33 UTC