Images Dated 4th March 2010

Florida manatee swimming

Florida manatee swimming. Manatees (Trichechus manatus latirostris) are herbivorous aquatic mammals that inhabit shallow coastal waters and estuaries in the tropical and subtropical Atlantic Ocean and in the Gulf of Mexico. They are a subspecies of the West Indian manatee. Its population is in decline due to the threat of recreational watercraft. Photographed in Crystal River, Florida, USA

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A drop of water falls from a melting piece of ice on Argentinas Perito Moreno glacier

A drop of water falls from a melting piece of ice on Argentina's Perito Moreno glacier near the city of El Calafate, in the Patagonian province of Santa Cruz, December 16, 2009. The vast amounts of water stored in glaciers play crucial roles in river flows, hydropower generation and agricultural production, contributing to steady run-off for Ganges, Yangtze, Mekong and Indus rivers in Asia and elsewhere

A U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter transports a Humvee

March 4, 2010 - A U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter transporting a Humvee prepares to land at a forward operating base in southern Afghanistan. The Chinooks are the Army's primary cargo rotary aircraft and have been crucial throughout Operation Enduring Freedom

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