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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RECORD BREAKING GRAN'S COLLECTION OF NEARLY 800 SHEEP
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BOARDER” COLLIES AND SURF MAD MUTTS HIT THE WAVES
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HIS BAIT WAS SEALED
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RESTLESS BEAR CUB
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SECRET POOL IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DESERT
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CATERPILLAR KISS
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HUNGRY HERON STRUGGLES TO HOLD ONTO ITS CATCH
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OPEN WIDE! MONKEY GIVES FRIEND AN UNEXPECTED DENTAL CHECK-UP
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AURORA BOREALIS ILLUMINATES LAPLAND
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KINGFISHERS DIVE FOR THEIR DINNER
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BENGAL TIGER PLANS ATTACK ON UNSUSPECTING DEER
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