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79Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge: Bird watching in Florida~Roseate Spoonbills~Manatees
Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge is one of the premiere site on the Atlantic Coast to view migrating birds. Included in the 310 species of birds seen at the refuge are bald eagles, rosette spoonbills, wood storks, egrets, herons and many other waterfowl. Visitors can also see manatees close up from a popular viewing station.
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83Endangered Animals of the Rainforest.
Destruction of our environment is the biggest contribution that we make to the extinction of many species in the forest. It is estimated that approximately half the number of world’s animals live in the rain forests. Due to the rapid disappearance...
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83Manatees at Blue Spring State Park Florida
Blue Spring State Park on Florida's St. John River is a favorite place for manatees in Florida to gather when the weather gets cold. Millions of gallons of 73° water water flow out of the spring each day providing a warm winter home for the manatees. Visitors can observe and photograph manatees in the clear water from wooden walkways. See pictures of Florida's manatees and their calves and scenes of Blue Spring state park.
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80Attack of the Killer Manatee, with Videos
We're only about sixty miles from the Florida state line, so we take lots of Florida vacations. All of the vacations to Florida have been wonderful, but some are more memorable than others. Many of our family vacations involve saltwater fishing...
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76Sebastian Inlet In Florida - Manatee Boogers
Many visitors to Central Florida never venture beyond the standard theme park area. If they do include a beach outing, generally it is to Daytona Beach or the Melborne area beaches. It's a shame, because they are missing out on some great experiences found in very few places on earth. One of them is inter-acting and observing West Indian Manatees in their natural environment. There are a number of places in Florida to view manatees, but few top Sebastian Inlet State Park. It's located, just ab
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72Three Sisters Springs Florida
Three Sisters Springs is a grouping of three springs with vents and sand boils that feed nearby Kings Bay, the headwaters of Crystal River, in Citrus County, Florida. These springs are...
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87Endangered Sea Animals
Sad but true, that we humans are the biggest enemies of the nature that surrounds us. We with our actions are destroying the mother earth. It is because of us that many of the other living things on earth are in danger of extinction. Species of...
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82Blue Springs, Orlando, Florida
Blue Springs Fl state park on the St John river is popular for Florida cave diving, Florida canoeing, snorkeling Florida, and it's a designated manatee refuge, well known for its manatee migration during the winter months and popular with the...
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71The Florida Manatee-Endangered
The Florida Manatee: Florida’s state marine mammal, this animal is a large aquatic relative of the elephant. They are grayish brown in color and have thick, wrinkled skin on which there is often a growth of algae. Their front flippers help them steer or sometimes crawl through shallow water. They also have powerful flat tails that help propel them through the water. Despite their small eyes and lack of outer ears, manatees are thought to see and hear quite well.
71West Indian Manatee
The largest of the manatee species happens to be the West Indian. Many believe that the stories circulating about mermaids in various locations are really to do with these animals. They have a unique look to...
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