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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A bull, some flowers, and a stratovolcano
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Sitka shines on Alaska Day
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Every day is Napping Day for this screech owl
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Summer solstice
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A light on National Hispanic Heritage Month
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Quilts as high art
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Visiting the Mamanuca Islands for Fiji Day
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Let s get lost
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Installation art turns heads
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Fallow deer, Bradgate Park, Leicestershire, England
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Ancient storage in the Grand Canyon
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Last day of National Park Week
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I ll call for pen and ink
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A gorge-ous mill in the Causses
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How green is my valley
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Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada
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3, 2, 1 … Happy New Year!
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Today is World Refugee Day
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Room at the top?
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Blue hour in Trondheim, Norway
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St. Patricks Day in County Waterford, Ireland
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The globe skimmers return
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In celebration of cats
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Celebrating Native American Heritage Month
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Squirrel Appreciation Day
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Hanging out on a limb
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1934 Labor Day parade, Gastonia, North Carolina
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World Rainforest Day
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A city, a cliff, a canyon…and cheese
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Bear Hole Brook, Catskill Mountains, New York
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