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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BEING BRITNEY'S LOOKALIKE HAS EARNED ME £300K
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WHITE TAILED EAGLES FIGHT FOR FOOD
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NEW FLEECE OF LIFE FOR WHEEL CHAIR SHEEP
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OLD BUS TRANSFORMED INTO AMAZING HOLIDAY LET
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HYPER-REALISTIC DINNER IS ACTUALLY DESSERT
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WOMAN LOSES OVER 10ST AFTER DITCHING TAKEAWAY HABIT
A Hereford woman has lost 10st 3lbs after ditching her £260-a-month takeaway habit .
BIRD FISHING
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BEAR AND FOX IN SHOWDOWN
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FRIENDLY TOAD READY FOR HIS CLOSE UP
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INDONESIAN TRIBE UNTOUCHED BY MODERN LIFE
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SHARK SELFIES
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