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Late this morning, Diane drove me out to Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park. Like a lot of Florida's state parks, it used to be a private attraction and so seems a little bit Disneyish. We got on a boat and rode to the main part of the park, but the boat wasn't on a rail, and the wildlife along the river was all real!
The main part of the park is kind of like a zoo... most of the animals have been rescued from near death and recuperated in captivity so long that they now can't be released into the wild. The manatees put on a great show, crowding around for one of their many daily feedings, since they've eaten all the underwater grasses that are their natural diet. There's a "fishbowl" floating observation room right above the spring that gives a good view of the manatees and fishes underwater.
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