FREEZING MANATEES STRUGGLE TO STAY WARM

Swimming side by side with divers, these manatees will do anything they can to stay warm. The gentle giants have travelled 300 miles from the cold winter waters of the Gulf of Mexico to the springs of Crystal River, Florida. For manatees, it is vital they retain as much body heat as possible, otherwise their digestive systems can shut down. Belgian photographer Ellen Cuylaerts visited the lumbering 1,200lb creatures in the Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge, where sick manatees are rescued and given care and surgery to get them back in the wild.

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POLAR BEAR STRETCHES

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CHEEKY GORILLA

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ADORABLE STOAT HUNTS IN THE SNOW

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FOSTER FAMILY FACE LOSING THEIR HOME AFTER SIGNING UP TO GOVT HOMES SCHEME

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SPECTACULAR SCENERY AT CHILEAN OBSERVATORIES

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THE SECRET LIFE OF SQUIRRELS

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ROAD-KILL CUDDLY TOYS

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FIREFLIES ILLUMINATE AN ENCHANTING FOREST IN TAIWAN

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TIME TRAVELLING PHONE APP

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ABANDONED WILD WEST THEME PARK

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AMAZING AMERICAN LANDSCAPES

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BIKINI DIVER SWIMS WITH SHARKS

ARMED with her camera, bikini and flippers, this brave diver goes swimming with SHARKS .