Florida Manatee Trip

January 14-17, 2005
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Manatee!		 IMG_2340a
One of the ferocious creatures up close.		 IMG_2340b
Heading up for some air. It was funny how comfortable they were around people.		 IMG_2340c
Lounging. They can actually sleep on the bottom and resurface for air without waking up. My kind of animal.
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A bit tough to see, but adult and child manatees swimming on the bottom.		 IMG_2341
Pelican.		 IMG_2341e
Jennifer B...err...L....whatever, found a friend. She was our resident manatee expert, having worked with them at the Columbus Zoo.		 IMG_2341f
JoAnna was lucky to have survived this particular manatee encounter. In all honesty, it's no surprise these animals are endangered. I can't see anything they'd use as a defense.