In observance of Manatee Awareness Month, we"re swimming through a clear Florida river with these friendly "sea cows." Generally solitary animals, they are also known to be curious and will approach boats. That"s why Florida enforces special speed zones for watercraft, particularly as the manatees are on the move to warmer areas to spend the winter. While manatees have no known natural predators, they remain a vulnerable species due to loss of habitat and collisions with boats.
Swimming with the sea cows
Today in History
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Brown pelican, San Diego, California
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Here there be dragons
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Happy Mother s Day
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Busy building wetlands
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The crossroads of empires
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Nakupenda Beach Nature Reserve, Zanzibar, Tanzania
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Wild garlic in bloom at Hainich National Park, Germany
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Borobudur Temple, Java, Indonesia
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Happy Diwali!
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A triumph of light
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Happy Syttende Mai!
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Big wheels on a big mountain
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Summer solstice
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Cranborne Chase, England
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State funeral of Queen Elizabeth II
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Welcome to the Hoh
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International Tiger Day
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The Monastery of Roussanou, Greece
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National Park Week begins
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Mount Hood, Oregon
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day
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World Population Day
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Jamaica celebrates its independence
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J.R.R. Tolkien Day
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Alaska moose
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Hitsujiyama Park, Saitama Prefecture, Japan
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A big birthday for Big Bend
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International Whale Shark Day
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Infant Sumatran orangutan, Indonesia
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