Tom Fitz filming underwater at the Head Spring of the Silver River, Silver River, Florida… this is as clear as water can be! See great wildlife stories from Florida in: "Florida's Wild Side!"

Alligator underwater at the Head Spring of the SIlver River, Silver River, Florida.

"FIB" the "Flying Inflatable Boat!" (Used to transport fledgling sea-turtles from a re-hab facility to the protective floating sargassum weeds in the Gulf Stream current, offshore of South Florida's Atlantic coast.)

Mud-Ring feeding Dolphins in the shallow waters of Florida Bay, on the West Coast of Florida. See their story in, "Florida's Wild Side."

Florida Manatee resting underwater in the "Three Sisters" Spring in Crystal River, Florida. See their story in, "Florida's Wild Side."

Wood Duck mother and seven chicks in the Rainbow River, Central Florida. 

Panamanian Bat swoops low in a predator-prey research study on "BCI" (Barro Colorado Island) at the STRI (Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute) in the Panama Canal, Panama. See more in: "Bat Women of Panama!"

Lionfish, from the Indo-Pacific, are an invasive species in the Atlantic. They are wrecking havoc on coral reefs up and down the Eastern US seaboard. Watch: "Invasion of the Alien Fish" to learn all about these fearsome predators!

"Horseshoe Crabs - Prehistoric Paramedics" is the remarkable exploration of a prehistoric animal and a modern medical marvel. Middle School students in South Carolina investigate the crabs, their life cycle, habitats and the threats that affect them. One of nature’s puzzle pieces, they fit into place as an important partner with humans.

A mother and calf Humpback Whale swim by researchers underwater off Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii.