Manatee Relaxes By Spring With Snappers-CGrant.tif
Florida manatee, Trichechus manatus latirostris, a subspecies of the West Indian manatee, endangered. An adult male manatee swims over a large freshwater springhead. Mangrove snapper, Lutjanus griseus, hover in the warm blue spring waters. One of a series of relaxing manatee behaviors. Horizontal orientation. Three Sisters Springs, Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge, Kings Bay, Crystal River, Citrus County, Florida USA.
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CGrant, Citrus County, Crystal River, Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge, Florida, Kings Bay, Lutjanus griseus, Three Sisters Springs, Trichechus manatus latirostris, blue water, endangered, fishes, gray snapper, herbivores, horizontal, light, light rays, manatees, mangrove snapper, marine mammals, nature, no people, one animal, outdoors, peaceful, rays, series, sirenia, springs, sun, sun rays, underwater, undisturbed, warming, animals in the wild, color image
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