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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International Sloth Day
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Drop in on International Surfing Day
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Looking down upon Edinburgh
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A fair that s star-studded
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Fall for birding
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Oxbow Bend on the Snake River, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
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Snow aglow in central Japan
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Thomas Jefferson Memorial, Washington, DC
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Great on so many levels
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Burrowing owls
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National Hummingbird Day
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Fiddlehead fern fronds
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A polar bear near Churchill, Manitoba, Canada
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Bioluminescence at Trwyn Du Lighthouse in Wales
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Joshua Tree National Park
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National Park Week: Everglades National Park
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Sands of time
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Rocks on the move
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50 years of Earth Day
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The mountaintop of toppled gods
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World Wildlife Day
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Old City of Dubrovnik in Dalmatia, Croatia
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Peña Roya beech forest, Moncayo Natural Park, Aragon, Spain
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A different view of sharks
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AAPI Heritage Month & Lei Day
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National Hispanic Heritage Month
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1934 Labor Day parade, Gastonia, North Carolina
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Glenariff Forest Park, Northern Ireland, UK
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Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California
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Decorating for Diwali
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