Mote Marine manatees Hugh and Buffett make their 2017 Super Bowl picks

Posted: Feb 1, 2017 / 05:23 AM EST

Updated: Feb 1, 2017 / 05:23 AM EST

SARASOTA, Fla. (WFLA) – Who will win Sunday’s Super Bowl? Two manatees in Sarasota let us know their picks on Wednesday morning, and they’ve got pretty good track records for identifying Super Bowl winners.

Hugh and Buffett serve as ambassadors for wild manatees at Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium. Each year, they help thousands of Mote Aquarium visitors learn about these endangered mammals and how to protect them.

It is the 10th year that Hugh and Buffett have predicted the Super Bowl.

Buffett has accurately predicted the Super Bowl winner eight of nine times and Hugh has been right five of nine times.

“The Super Bowl predictions are much like target training; we place a square PVC pipe structure in the exhibit with a photo of each of the teams competing in the Super Bowl. Hugh and Buffett take it from there: They touch one of the two team logos,” said Kat Boerner, Manatee Research Supervisor.

This year, the manatees picked between the New England Patriots and the Atlanta Falcons.

Buffett picked Atlanta and Hugh picked New England.