{"id":2544,"date":"2013-12-31T17:33:00","date_gmt":"2013-12-31T17:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/2013\/12\/31\/finding-manatees-in-belize"},"modified":"2017-09-12T06:54:47","modified_gmt":"2017-09-12T12:54:47","slug":"finding-manatees-in-belize","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/?p=2544","title":{"rendered":"finding manatees in Belize"},"content":{"rendered":"<script type=\"text\/plain\" data-tcf=\"waiting-for-consent\" data-id=\"22826\" data-bid=\"1\" data-placement=\"22827\">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<\/script><div dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">The boat is skimming quickly across the calm waters, navigating around mangrove cayes with ease. The sun occasionally makes its presence felt through the Caribbean clouds.<\/p>\n<p>We are on the search for manatees.<\/p>\n<p>We find a open spot of water surrounded by mangroves to the east and west. You can catch glimpses of the ocean floor, perhaps fifteen to twenty feet below.<\/p>\n<p>Manatees must come up to the surface every three to five minutes for a breath, so we know that if they are in this area, the waiting won&#8217;t be long.<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/323aa-gopr0419-edit.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/323aa-gopr0419-edit.jpg?resize=640%2C360&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>The beautiful tail of a Mother arches the waters surface, then splashes playfully down. Through the crystalline water we see a young calf next to the mothers side.<\/p>\n<p>They head down to eat the sea grasses on the oceans floor, then rise again for us to see, over and over again.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/83026299\" width=\"665\" height=\"445\" frameborder=\"0\" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The boat is skimming quickly across the calm waters, navigating around mangrove cayes with ease. 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