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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AMAZING AMERICAN LANDSCAPES
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PLAYFUL ELEPHANTS MAKE A SPLASH
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CHEATING COPPERS CAUGHT RED HANDED AT AIRPORT BY SCORNED MISSUS
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MUM REVEALS PREGNANCY ALLERGY
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KITCHEN HORROR: I WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES AFTER HAIR CAUGHT FIRE ON GAS STOVE
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BIKINI SWIM WITH JELLYFISH
A BIKINI swim with jellyfish sounds like the most painful past-time on the planet .
'GRENADE' DIET PILLS PUT AIRPORTS ON ALERT
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SUN ALLERGY MUM NICKNAMED 'VAMPIRE' BY KIDS
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