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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Shark Fin Cove, California
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Desert bighorn sheep in Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada
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A big birthday for Big Bend
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Southern lights for Antarctica Day
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A gorge-ous mill in the Causses
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Dark Sky Week
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Mount Fuji Day
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Polar Bear Week
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Put your helmet on, we’re going for a hike
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Zion National Park turns 103
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Male hooded merganser, Oregon
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Kangaroo family for National Hugging Day
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Wildebeest on the move
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Black History Month
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Sunny day, sweepin the clouds away
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Jan van Eyckplein in Bruges, Belgium
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Wildlife crossing, Wierden, Netherlands
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National Hammock Day
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Dubrovnik, Croatia
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Carnival of Venice
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There’s treasure in them thar hills
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Festivus
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Oh, to sleep under the northern lights
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International Chameleon Day
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Macro photograph of a migrant hawker dragonfly
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World Teachers Day
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These laurels are hardy
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Is that a buzzing sound?
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Aýna, Albacete, Spain
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National Moth Week
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