{"id":4880,"date":"2010-01-05T15:41:24","date_gmt":"2010-01-05T14:41:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aguaplano.org\/?p=4880"},"modified":"2017-09-30T09:37:27","modified_gmt":"2017-09-30T07:37:27","slug":"the-manatees-gentle-sea-cows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aguaplano.org\/en\/the-manatees-gentle-sea-cows\/","title":{"rendered":"The Manatees&#8230; gentle sea cows"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>During our trip to Central America in 2008 we&#8217;ve been lucky to encounter while snrorkeling along the coast of Belize these gentle and shy creatures who were slowly swimming in the deep blue. It&#8217;s not that easy to see them, so it&#8217;s been a moving experience.<br \/>\nA group of scientist has recently published a research wich reveals many peculiarities of this strage mammal and also explains why they have to migrate along dangerous routes undersea in some seasons. If you wish to learn more about Manatees and their habits, go to this <a href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/earth\/hi\/earth_news\/newsid_8426000\/8426287.stm\">link<\/a> from the BBC<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime enjoy the show\u2026\u2026<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6SjNTsvszP0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div align=\"center\"><\/div>\n<div align=\"center\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During our trip to Central America in 2008 we&#8217;ve been lucky to encounter while snrorkeling along the coast of Belize these gentle and shy creatures who were slowly swimming in the deep blue. It&#8217;s not that easy to see them, so it&#8217;s been a moving experience. 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