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A relaxed female manatee and swimmer observe each other at Three Sisters Springs. Passive observation such as this allows for a once in a lifetime encounter for this snorkeler. It is late in the manatee season and the water is clear and blue in the springs. The fish are bream or commonly known as sunfish (Lepomis sp.). Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge, Kings Bay, Crystal River, Citrus County, Florida USA. Florida manatee, Trichechus manatus latirostris, a subspecies of the West Indian manatee

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A relaxed female manatee and swimmer observe each other at Three Sisters Springs. Passive observation such as this allows for a once in a lifetime encounter for this snorkeler. It is late in the manatee season and the water is clear and blue in the springs. The fish are bream or commonly known as sunfish (Lepomis sp.). Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge, Kings Bay, Crystal River, Citrus County, Florida USA. Florida manatee, Trichechus manatus latirostris, a subspecies of the West Indian manatee