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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THEY'RE BEHIND YOU!
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RELAXING SNOW MONKEY
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FISH FIGHT
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CHERNOBYL - 28 YEARS ON
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CHEETAH HUNT
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BIKINI DIVER SWIMS WITH SHARKS
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AMAZING AERIAL PATTERNS
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ADORABLE YOUNG FALLOW DEER IN LONDON'S BUSHY PARK
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BEAR AND FOX IN SHOWDOWN
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