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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GOOGLEMAP WHALESHARKS
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STUNNING ICEBERGS
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STUNNING ENGLISH COUNTRYSIDE
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A SMILEY GECKO SHEDS ITS SKIN AS HEATWAVE HITS BRITAIN
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GRANDMOTHER KICKED OFF FLIGHT FOR ASSAULT AFTER TOUCHING ATTENDANTS ARM
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SPLASHING KINGFISHER
CAUSING a splash, this determined kingfisher goes hunting for dinner .
OTTER FAMILY FIGHT
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KITCHEN HORROR: I WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES AFTER HAIR CAUGHT FIRE ON GAS STOVE
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