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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Rocky mountain pi
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Lizard of mystery
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Where the wildflowers grow
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Cheers! It’s National Wine Day
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Common clownfish in a sea anemone, Raja Ampat Islands, Indonesia
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The story of the poinsettia
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Surfer s paradise
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Blue paradise on the Costa Brava
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National Mushroom Month
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Shhh, the movie is about to start
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Kagami-ike, Nagano, Japan
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A path lain with petals
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Silbury Hill for International Archaeology Day
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Happy anniversary to the National Park Service!
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Sunburst at Angkor
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A cutting-edge art gallery opens in Paris
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Stari Most in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Common raven
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Walton Lighthouse, Santa Cruz, California
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Anniversary of the Endangered Species Act of 1973
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Juvenile manatees in a freshwater spring, Crystal River, Florida
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Mount Hood, Oregon
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Lantern Festival
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Independence Day
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Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul, Minnesota
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The village of Castelluccio above the Piano Grande, Umbria, Italy
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Chicagohenge
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Southern right whales sail home to South Africa
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It’s showtime for a precious crop
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Northern gannets, Shetland Islands, Scotland
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