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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CHEETAH HUNT

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SEALED WITH A BUBBLE KISSED

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CAMOUFLAGED NORTHERN POTOO BIRD IS A MASTER OF DISGUISE

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SNOWY SQUIRRELS PLAY A GAME OF BALL

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CHIPMUNK YOGA

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SURPRISED SQUIRREL

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ADORABLE OWL EMBRACES THE 'RUNNING MAN' CHALLENGE

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HOLY COW! DARING FARMERS IN THRILLING CATTLE RACE

An Indonesian farmer is dragged through muddy water as he clings to the tails of two charging cows .

MONKEY BUSINESS

GETTING behind the camera, this monkey practices his photography skills on his friends .

ALL ABOARD THE MONKEY EXPRESS

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SHOP BRANDED RACIST FOR ‘ZIP UP IMMIGRANT’ AD

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