Jim Reid, Susan Butler, Dr. Judd Kenworthy and other volunteers on the main United States Geological Survey boat scan the waters Monday, for a manatee in one of the many canals of Naval Station Guantanamo Bay. Manatees, a highly instinctive and intelligent animal, has a long memory and often eludes researchers just beyond their reach. The USGS crew finally managed to bring in a manatee on Tuesday for tagging and an encompassing health assessment before being released back into the bay. (Photo by Army Sgt. Spencer Rhodes) The hunt for GTMO sea cow 140407-A-EG775-005

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