Archive for the ‘manatee’ Tag
Whoa! Sunlight creates rainbows from the spouts of two gray whales at Channel Islands National Park off the California coast. The waters surrounding Channel Islands are home to more than 27 species of whales, dolphins and porpoises – representing about one-third of cetacean species found worldwide. If you’re hoping to catch a gray whale sighting, try visiting the park during mid-December to mid-March when they migrate. Photo by Larry Goldman. Published on Tumblr by the US Department of the Interior, 12/6/16.
Clark’s Grebe swimming in the water with a chick on its back. Photo by Sondra Dexter / USFWS. Tweeted by the US Fish & Wildlife Service, 11/30/16.
Male Ruddy Duck making bubbles on the water from the 2016 Bear River Photo contest in bird life category. Photo by Velvet Shearer / USFWS. Tweeted by the US Fish & Wildlife Service, 12/3/16.
Manatees. Tweeted by the US Department of the Interior, November 2016.
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More than 300 manatees swam into Three Sisters Springs, located in the Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge, all at once, setting a new record for the area and causing what the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service called “a traffic jam.” The springs are the spot for Florida’s manatees all winter, because they’re warmer than the open water and not infested with dangerous boats. Tweeted by the US Department of the Interior, 2/11/16.
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Check out these playful red foxes at the Alaska Peninsula National Wildlife Refuge. Photo by Robert Dreeszen. Tweeted by the US Department of the Interior, 1/14/16.
The wind and cold don’t bother this baby muskox. Its long, coarse outer fur keeps it waterproof and windproof. Its underfur, qiviut, traps its body heat to keep it very warm. Muskoxen are one of the only large animals hearty enough to survive year-round in the Arctic. Although their populations have fluctuated over the last century, today they number around 3,800 in Alaska – many of them in Bering Land Bridge National Preserve. Posted on Tumblr by the US Department of the Interior, 1/20/16.
Manatees, AKA Sea Cows, graze on grasses along the coastal waterways. In a huge win, their population has blossomed under protection while listed as an endangered species, leading the US to propose that they be moved to the “threatened” list. Posted on Tumblr by the US Department of the Interior, 1/7/16.
Here’s some serious cute: A mountain goat nanny and kid at Glacier Bay National Park in Alaska. Mountain goats are not true goats at all but belong to the antelope family. The hooves of mountain goats consist of two toes that can move independently from each other, allowing for its stunning agility on steep terrain. Photo by Richard Nelson, National Park Service. Posted on Tumblr by the US Department of the Interior, 12/20/15.
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Fur seals from the Alaska Maritime Refuge. Tweeted by the US Department of the Interior on 10/14/14.
Manatee in the Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge. Tweeted by the US Department of the Interior, 11/3/14.
Bison taking to the road in Yellowstone National Park. Tweeted by the US Department of the Interior, 11/5/14.
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