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BE AN EARLY BIRD, dont forget the sunscreen, camera and binoculars. Then wander slowly through the many parks and nature centers where you can meet some real Florida natives. Here are just a few:

From the coral reefs of the Keys to the cypress swamps of northern Florida, the diverse habitats are home to an incredible cavalcade of critters. Where else can you see reclusive alligators, playful manatees and beautifully plumed snowy egrets all in a single day?

SEA TURTLE
Tiny tracks leave telltale signs of turtle tikes on Florida’s shores.
Sea turtle moms migrate great distances to return to nesting sites on both coasts, though most are located from Titusville to Sebastian Inlet.
The Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge stretching from Melbourne Beach to Wabasso, has the densest population of nesting sea turtles in the Western Hemisphere.

KEY DEER
You’ll shurly love these tiny deer, just 90 pounds in wieght and 2½ feet tall.
Most of the remaining Key deer live in the endangered hardwood hammocks of Big Pine Key’s National Key Deer Refuge but are also visible throughout Big Pine and No Name Keys as well as surrounding islands. They are most active at dusk and dawn. Feeding them puts them at risk so help protect these buitifull animals by not feeding them.

MANATEE
When Christopher Columbus first saw a manatee, he thought it was a mermaid. These gentle vegetarians can grow upto ten feet long and weigh upto 1,000 pounds,they are related to the elephant.
Manatees head for warm waters in winter and can be seen in rivers, inlets, springs and near power plants. Some of the best viewing locations include Blue Spring State Park, Homosassa Springs State Wildlife Park and Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge.

DOLPHIN
Dolphins are warm blooded, air-breathing mammals with communication skills and social style. They always appear to be smileing and playfully frolic alongside fast-moving boats. You can see them from the shores or by boat, from the Gulf Islands National Seashore in Pensacola to the Florida Keys Marine Sanctuary.

ALLIGATOR
Alligators can snap its jaws closed with upto 3,000-pound presure on anything it pleases. The alligator is the official state reptile which averages between six to twelve feet in length and can move extremly fast.
Alligators can be safely spotted at many of the parks or wildlife refuges, including Myakka River State Park in Sarasota and Everglades National Park. Lake Jesup in Oviedo is 100,000 years old and boasts 9,000 alligators, the highest concentration of any lake in Florida.

CROCODILE
Crocs have narrower snouts than alligators, and grow slightly larger but are more shy of human contact.
This rare prehistoric animal lives in the Everglades and in the upper Keys.

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