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Why Do Manatees Die When Power Plants Shut Down?

12th - Higher Ed
While the Florida manatee is threatened by human activity in a myriad of ways, perhaps the most surprising among those threats is the closing of aging power plants.
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Brave Wilderness

I Swam with 100 Manatees!

6th - 8th
On this adventure Mark is heading back to Florida to attempt to find a legendary spring that is said to be one of the last strongholds of the Florida manatee. Every winter hundreds of manatees make their way to Crystal River to escape...
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Breathing florida manatee

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Breathing florida manatee
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Manatee Viewing, Lowry Park Zoo, kids at window, Manatee (Trichechus manatus) rolls, Florida, North Atlantic Ocean

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Manatee Viewing, Lowry Park Zoo, kids at window, Manatee (Trichechus manatus) rolls, Florida, North Atlantic Ocean
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Breathing florida manatee

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Breathing florida manatee
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Breathing florida manatee

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Breathing florida manatee
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Manatee with propeller wounds

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Manatee with propeller wounds
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Manatee eating seaweed. Crystal River, Florida, USA

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Manatee eating seaweed. Crystal River, Florida, USA
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Manatee Viewing, Lowry Park Zoo, kids stand at window, Manatee (Trichechus manatus) rolls past, other in, Florida, North Atlantic Ocean

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Manatee Viewing, Lowry Park Zoo, kids stand at window, Manatee (Trichechus manatus) rolls past, other in, Florida, North Atlantic Ocean
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Manatee surfaces for air, close up. Crystal River, Florida, USA

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Manatee surfaces for air, close up. Crystal River, Florida, USA
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Manatee sleeping, nose buried in algae, Florida, North Atlantic Ocean

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Manatee sleeping, nose buried in algae, Florida, North Atlantic Ocean
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Manatee playing and scratching anchor rope. Crystal River, Florida, USA

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Manatee playing and scratching anchor rope. Crystal River, Florida, USA
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pregnant florida manatee

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pregnant florida manatee
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pregnant florida manatee

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pregnant florida manatee
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Manatee Close Up

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Manatee Close Up
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Manatee and boat

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Manatee and boat
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Manatee

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Manatee
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Friendly Manatee

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A Friendly Manatee asks for a belly rub. 27 secs. Crystal River, Florida.
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Manatee Close Up

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Manatee Close Up
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Manatee Swimming

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Manatee Swimming
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Manatee at the surface

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Manatee at the surface
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Manatee

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Manatee
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Manatee

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Manatee
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Manatee Swimming

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Manatee Swimming