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Manatee Mother Feeds Calf Over Spring with Snapper_.tif

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Manatee mom and calf nurse over a school of gray or mangrove snapper, Lutjanus Griseus, Manatees inhabit shallow waters all along Florida's costal and intracostal waterways. This is a peek at an undisturbed, natural behavior while this manatee winters in the freshwater springs. Florida manatee, Trichechus manatus latirostris, a subspecies of the West Indian manatee, endangered. Three Sisters Springs, Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge, Kings Bay, Crystal River, Citrus County, Florida USA. IUCN Red List: Endangered. USFWS implemented downlisting to Threatened 2017: http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/22106/0. Taken under USFWS SUP Permit

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Manatee mom and calf nurse over a school of gray or mangrove snapper, Lutjanus Griseus, Manatees inhabit shallow waters all along Florida's costal and intracostal waterways. This is a peek at an undisturbed, natural behavior while this manatee winters in the freshwater springs. Florida manatee, Trichechus manatus latirostris, a subspecies of the West Indian manatee, endangered. Three Sisters Springs, Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge, Kings Bay, Crystal River, Citrus County, Florida USA. IUCN Red List: Endangered. USFWS implemented downlisting to Threatened 2017: http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/22106/0. Taken under USFWS SUP Permit