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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BIRD ATTACK

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CHEEKY MONKEY COOLS OFF IN APRIL SHOWERS

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STORM CHASER PHOTOGRAPHS STUNNING EXTREME WEATHER

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DOG SO CLOSE TO DEATH AFTER SWALLOWING NEEDLE

A dog was SOW close to death after she dangerously swallowed a two-inch NEEDLE-Cute Shih Tzu Daisy could have pierced her intestines after eating the long needle and thread after finding it on the carpet .

AMAZING AURORA BOREALIS

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FIGHTING BABOONS

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HUNGRY HIPPO MISSES OUT ON LUNCH

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AIR OF THE DOG: HILARIOUS FLYING POOCHES

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DO YOU WANT TO BUILD A SNOWMAN?

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