MANATEE SALAD BAR - 4
A manatee scours a river bottom for vegetation. It sucks up the water plants like a vacuum cleaner then swims to the surface for a breath of air.
2003 - COLOR
Source: Video: DV

 MANATEE SALAD BAR 3
A manatee scours a river bottom for vegetation. It sucks up the water plants like a vacuum cleaner then swims to the surface for a breath of air. At one point it interrupts its meal to have a very close look at the camera lens.
2003 - COLOR
Source: Video: DV

  CLOSE UPS OF MANATEE SKIN
Underwater CU shots of the scarred skin of a submerged manatee. The hide has vegetation growing on it. The manatee swims off in a cloud of river bottom silt.
2003 - COLOR
Source: Video: DV

 HUNGRY MANATEE CLOUDS THE WATER
A manatee chomps on water plants on a silty river bottom. It churns up the mud and rises to the surface for air.
2003 - COLOR
Source: Video: DV

 MOM AND YOUNG MANATEE
An adult female manatee and her juvenile calf swim along the bottom of a riverbed.
2003 - COLOR
Source: Video: DV

 MANATEE SALAD BAR - 2
A manatee scours a river bottom for vegetation. It sucks up the water plants like a vacuum cleaner then swims to the surface for a breath of air.
2003 - COLOR
Source: Video: DV

 MANATEE SALAD BAR
A manatee scours a river bottom for vegetation. It sucks up the water plants like a vacuum cleaner.
2003 - COLOR
Source: Video: DV

  MORE UNDERWATER IMAGES
An underwater image of a river bed. The reflection of sunlight and the effects of the current on the water and on the sand of the river bed create interlaced patterns.
2003 - COLOR
Source: Video: DV

 UNDERWATER MANATEES
Two manatees leisurely swim along the bottom of a river. The underwater camera stays parallel with them as they scour the river bottom for food. There is a glimpse of two divers in the BG of some shots.
2003 - COLOR
Source: Video: DV

 UNDERWATER MANATEES - 2
Two manatees leisurly swim along the bottom of a river. The underwater camera stays with them as they scour the river bottom for food. There is a shot of a cameraman swimming alongside the two mammals and CU's of their thick, algae covered skins.
2003 - COLOR
Source: Video: DV