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Little
Guy
My sister reaches out to pet this little guy
as he comes over to say "Hi".
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Camera
This manatee looks into the camera as I wait
patiently for him to come over.
Image courtesy of Brynna Donn.
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Pet
I reach out and pet this manatee. I'm using
only skin diving gear because the bubbles from
the SCUBA scare the manatee away.
Image courtesy of Brynna Donn.
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"Hey
Guys"
This baby manatee is feeling left out of all
the attention and come over to see what is going
on.
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Better
Side
This manatee puts his better side towards the
camera for a nice profile shot.
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Surface
The manatees spend a good deal
of their time at the surface because they need to
breath air. This makes them susceptible to
strikes from boat propellers. One has to be very
careful when operating a boat in a manatee area.
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Mother
and Calf
Here a mother and calf rest quietly in the
water. The baby looks like he is pointing over to
us.
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Manatee
The manatees are actually closely related to
the elephant. You can sort of see the resemblance
in this shot.
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Little
Guy
This baby manatee was very playful and liked
to be petted.
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Air
After taking a breath of air, this manatee
submerges.
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Submerge
This manatee gracefully submerges to forage
for food on the bottom.
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Tarpon
OK, so this isn't a manatee. It is a tarpon.
These prehistoric looking fish congregate to the
same warm water springs during the winter months
that the manatee do.
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Tarpon
A tarpon swims in to check out what I am
doing.
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