2 manatees named Romeo and Juliet that have lived in a tank at a Florida theme park since 1956 will finally be freed after pressure from activists

A manatee.

Enrique Aguirre Aves

• Two manatees will be released from a Miami aquarium that has held them since 1956.
• The US Fish and Wildlife Service is helping to relocate Romeo and Juliet, both in their 60s.
• The USDA cited Miami's Seaquarium with multiple violations earlier this year.

After a near lifetime of captivity, two manatees will finally be freed from a Florida aquarium that authorities say held at least one of them in deteriorating living conditions.