Another year and another record for the world’s oldest manatee in captivity. The famous Snooty turned 67 years old Saturday, The South Florida Museum in Bradenton held his birthday party.

Once again, Snooty has amazed his fans and the marine community by celebrating another birthday.

“I think he is amazing," said 9-year-old Austin Reed, who saw Snooty for the first time. "I haven’t seen a manatee this old before.”

Snooty has outlived any other manatee in captivity.

“I think I read that manatees live an average of about 15 years, so 67, it’s a major, major accomplishment.” said Eileen Simas, who visited Snooty all the way from West Palm Beach.

Simas says she read about Snooty in her local paper and didn’t want to miss the opportunity to travel to Bradenton for his big day.

“I am very happy to see Snooty," she said. "That’s the first thing we are doing, is checking Snooty out.”

Kristie Debeer and her partner came from Syracuse, N.Y. After reading about the famous manatee and watching him on the museum's web cam, they decided to make T-shirts with a picture of Snooty and journey to Bradenton to meet the manatee.

“We fell in love with him and just wanted to actually see him in person.” Debeer said.

In front of hundreds of fans who sang happy birthday, Snooty received a cake made of fruits and vegetables. The museum staff hand fed him one layer at a time.

For the folks who attended Snooty’s party, they had special messages for the manatee.

“Happy birthday and I love you and I love manatees and you're very special," Reed said.

“Happy birthday Snooty. To many more," Debeer said.

This year Snooty is sharing his birthday with two newly rescued manatees, Ice Cube and Sarasolo. They both suffered from cold stress and were brought to the museum July 8.