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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HEROIC BURNS SURVIVOR BECOMES FIREFIGHTER
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POLAR BEARS HAVE A SPLASHING TIME
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PELICANS RUFFLE EACH OTHER'S FEATHERS
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AMAZING AERIAL PATTERNS
Swirling water and sand create amazing aerial images of river deltas across Iceland .
LOVE RAT FIANCE CHEATED WITH MY MUM
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NEW DELHI CHILD RAPE PROTESTS
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NEW FLEECE OF LIFE FOR WHEEL CHAIR SHEEP
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DIABULIMIA LEFT ME INFERTILE AND GOING BLIND
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PHILEAS FROG: KERMIT'S WORLD TRAVELS CONTINUE PREV
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RESTLESS BEAR CUB
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HUNDREDS OF HOT AIR BALLOONS DECORATE TURKISH SKY
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