23rd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Wildlife
Big Baby
Getting close to the same size at its mother, this big baby of a manatee continues to nurse from its mothers nutritious milk. As seagrass populations dwindle in South Florida, the future of recovery for this species is in human hands.
Photo Detail
| Date Taken: | 01.2025 |
| Date Uploaded: | 11.2025 |
| Photo Location: | Crystal River, Florida, United States of America |
| Camera: | ILCE-7RM3 |
| Copyright: | © Gabriel Jensen |