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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Angkor, Cambodia
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Crimson-rumped toucanet in the Refugio Paz de Las Aves, Ecuador
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A young bull moose in Denali National Park, Alaska
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An enduring vision
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Sailing across the ice
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Celebrating Bike to Work Week, May 14-18
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A wheatear in Peak District National Park, England
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Groundhog Day arrives—beyond a shadow of a doubt
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It s Australia Day
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Why’s it called a spelling ‘bee,’ anyhow?
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Palouse farmland, Washington state
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Let’s talk fossils
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Forward-thinking women of history
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On the hunt
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Room at the top?
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Field of Light at Sensorio by Bruce Munro
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Landscape Architecture Month
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Gray days ahead in Monterey
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Okavango Delta, Botswana
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Under Parisian skies
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National Napping Day
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It’s Giving Tuesday
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Class, please take out a No. 2 pencil…
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Dashing through the snow
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Make your list and check it twice
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Frankenstein Friday
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Walking among the giants
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World Wildlife Conservation Day
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Greater flamingos, Lüderitz, Namibia
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Hiking the High Trestle Trail
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