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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FROG FRIENDS
PERCHED on a branch, these two frogs hold hands as they look into the camera .
STABBED BY SON
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BLIND MAN BEATEN WITH BRICK FOR SAYING HELLO
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INTIMATE PORTRAITS OF AFRICAN TRIBES
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PHANTOM PREGNANCY NEARLY STOLE MY BABY DREAM
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SMALLEST HOUSE IN THE UK
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EXPOSED: SHAMELESS TROLL BULLIES INNOCENT GIRLS ONLINE
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PLAYFUL ELEPHANTS MAKE A SPLASH
WIDE EYED with a huge smile across her face, this little elephant is a picture of happiness .
FRIENDLY TOAD READY FOR HIS CLOSE UP
STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity .