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Gigantes gentiles en peligro de extinción: Espectaculares fotografías de Manatíes

Publicado el 11 diciembre 2014 por Leoasi @leoasi
Manatees are endangered marine mammals. Sometimes called “sea cows,” they were once thought to be a bit dimwitted, but now are known to have a similar intelligence to dolphins. Here’s look at these endearing, endangered gentle giants.
Kissing manatees in Georgia
King Spring, one of many warm-water springs in Kings Bay, provides 72 degree water for manatees year-round
Fat Manatee at the Sea World Exhibit in Orlando Florida
Manatee resting at Three Sisters Springs while shading over a school of mangrove snappers
Manatees in love
Manatee with nursing calf
Manatee at Williamsburg, Florida, US
Petting a manatee
Florida manatee, Trichechus manatus latirostrus, Crystal River, Florida, USA
Manatee, a federally endangered species
Caution manatee area sign at a marina in Florida
Mid-January, manatees resting at Tarpon Hole (left) and King Spring (right) during a 30 degree F day
Crystal River and Kings Bay is the winter home to hundreds of manatees
Manatees at Three Sisters Springs
Kayaking with manatees at Weeki Wachee Shores, Spring Hill, FL
Manatees at Blue Spring State Park in Florida
Endangered mammal species manatee, cow and calf
Manatees crossing over the King Spring toward the manatee sanctuary's shallow waters
Red Tide off the coast of Florida has killed a record 174 endangered manatees so far in 2013
Manatees at Florida, not in the wild, but at Sea World
Manatee Sea Cow nostrils
Manatee Drinking Water from a hose in Plantation Key, Florida
Manatee munching on Cabbage Palm at Blue Spring State Park
 Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge, established in 1983, specifically protects the endangers West Indian Manatee
Manatee foraging for food
Endangered Florida manatees (Trichechus manatus)
Closeup of endangered Florida manatees
 Florida manatee at Pass A Grille Branch, Florida, US
A baby manatee piggyback riding on its mom
African manatee at Toba aquarium
Bird flying over manatees
Guamá, orphaned manatee in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba was bottle-fed and rehabilitated in Puerto Rico
Diver feeding a baby manatee
Hand feeding manatees
2 West Indian manatees, only female specimens existing in Spain
Swimming with manatees
Underwater photography of fish and manatee
West Indian manatee
Manatee swimming over divers in Egypt
Two West Indian manatee nuzzling noses
Parker Manatee Aquarium, Bradenton, FL
Los manatíes son mamíferos marinos en peligro de extinción. A veces llamados "vacas marinas", una vez se pensó que eran un poco torpes, pero ahora se sabe que tienen una inteligencia similar a los delfines. así que aquí les dejo estas excelentes fotografia de estos entrañables, gentiles gigantes en peligro de extinción. 

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