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
More Desktop Wallpapers:
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Oktoberfest begins
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Yellow-eyed penguins, Moeraki, New Zealand
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Juneteenth
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Celebrating 78 years of Everglades National Park
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Evidence of human habitation
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A swim in the sky
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International Day for Biological Diversity
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In memory of those lost
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National Park Week begins
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Nesting season for the leatherbacks
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Seventeen arches at sunset
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Barcelona bids farewell to summer
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Let s get lost
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Striated heron on a Victoria water lily, Pantanal, Brazil
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Hoodoos, Sunset Point, Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah
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Arches National Park anniversary
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Salmon migration in full swing
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International Tiger Day
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The tallest animal in the world on the longest day of the year
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Huntington Beach Pier, California, at sunset
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Bamburgh Castle, Northumberland, England
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World Lion Day
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A dramatic view of Sicily
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World Art Day
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Playa del Amor, Marietas Islands, Mexico
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Hoisting a flag for seafarers
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Manatees rebound
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Breckenridge, Colorado
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Dog days of summer
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Festivus
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