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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DOG WITH A BONE
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SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER BEAR
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SHOP BRANDED RACIST FOR ‘ZIP UP IMMIGRANT’ AD
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STUNNING ICEBERGS
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GIRL NICKNAMED JAWS BITES BACK AFTER SURGERY
A GIRL nicknamed JAWS by bullies who taunted her because of her underbite is em-bracing her new post-surgery life .
HYPNOTIST JAILED FOR SEX ABUSE
A hypnotherapist filmed himself sexually abusing a 19-year-old patient while she was in a trance-like state .
THIRSTY SQUIRREL TAKES A BREAK
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EVIL MONSTER KILLED MY DAUGHTER OVER SECRET ABORTION
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MY CONTRACTIONS LASTED TWO MONTHS
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SUPER TOT – BIZARRE BABY PHOTO’S
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CUTEST PICTURES OF PUPPIES AND BABY EVER
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