Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park
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Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park is located near Homosassa Springs, Florida
in the United States
. The park is one of the best places in the state to view manatee
s, some of which are treated at the park before being released into the wild. Visitors can get close to the animals on a floating observatory. Black bear
s, bobcat
s, white-tailed deer
, American alligator
s, and river otters can also been seen in the park. The park is also home to the hippopotamus
Lucifer, famously known for his performances in many movies for the past 40 years.
Homosassa Springs, Florida
Homosassa Springs is a census-designated place in Citrus County, Florida, United States. The population was 12,458 at the 2000 census.The name derives from the warm spring located in the Wildlife State Park that attracts manatees to the area....
in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The park is one of the best places in the state to view manatee
Manatee
Manatees are large, fully aquatic, mostly herbivorous marine mammals sometimes known as sea cows...
s, some of which are treated at the park before being released into the wild. Visitors can get close to the animals on a floating observatory. Black bear
American black bear
The American black bear is a medium-sized bear native to North America. It is the continent's smallest and most common bear species. Black bears are omnivores, with their diets varying greatly depending on season and location. They typically live in largely forested areas, but do leave forests in...
s, bobcat
Bobcat
The bobcat is a North American mammal of the cat family Felidae, appearing during the Irvingtonian stage of around 1.8 million years ago . With twelve recognized subspecies, it ranges from southern Canada to northern Mexico, including most of the continental United States...
s, white-tailed deer
White-tailed Deer
The white-tailed deer , also known as the Virginia deer or simply as the whitetail, is a medium-sized deer native to the United States , Canada, Mexico, Central America, and South America as far south as Peru...
, American alligator
American Alligator
The American alligator , sometimes referred to colloquially as a gator, is a reptile endemic only to the Southeastern United States. It is one of the two living species of alligator, in the genus Alligator, within the family Alligatoridae...
s, and river otters can also been seen in the park. The park is also home to the hippopotamus
Hippopotamus
The hippopotamus , or hippo, from the ancient Greek for "river horse" , is a large, mostly herbivorous mammal in sub-Saharan Africa, and one of only two extant species in the family Hippopotamidae After the elephant and rhinoceros, the hippopotamus is the third largest land mammal and the heaviest...
Lucifer, famously known for his performances in many movies for the past 40 years.