Gorgeous photo of an adult and juvenile manatee, among the species most threatened by the growing Gulf oil slick. After wintering in Florida, the manatee makes a trek to the waters off Louisiana where it eats sea grass. This is not going to be a good year for this already critically endangered species. Read about 9 other species threatened by the slick: Animals in Danger from the Deepwater Disaster
manatee (by psyberartist)
