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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ABANDONED PLAZA HOTEL
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HUBBY SAVED ME FROM BEING MAULED BY NEIGHBOUR’S FRIEND WHO TORE CHUNK OUT OF MY CHEEK AND LEFT ME SCARRED FOR LIFE
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SHIVERING SQUIRREL
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DANCER REFUSES BIRTHMARK REMOVAL TO KEEP HER INDIVIDUALITY
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WOMAN RESPONDS TO TROLLS AFTER BEING DUBBED 'SWAMP CREATURE'
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TWO FIRES ON MY WEDDING DAYS, EXACTLY ONE YEAR APART BUT WE MARRIED ANYWAY
On June 23, 2017, Coral Denakis, now 27, woke up on the morning of her wedding day to find a car on fire outside her hotel.
MIRACLE BABY SAVED BY SUPERGLUE
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STUNNING WINTER PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE HIGHEST RAILWAY IN THE ALPS
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DAREDEVIL DIVERS HAVE A WHALE OF A TIME
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GENTLE WHALE SHARK GIANTS FEED UNDER FISHERMAN’S BOAT
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