ABOVE WATER MANATEE CAM, SILVER SPRING STATE PARK
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- Location: Silver Spring State Park, Florida, United States
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Info: Live webcam showing an above water view of manatees in Florida. The manatees shown are at Silver Spring State Park. In winter, visitors can see hundreds of manatees enjoying the warm spring waters of Silver Springs.
Learn more about the manatees at www.savethemanatee.org
More info: Silver Spring State Park is home to one of the largest winter gathering sites for manatees in Florida. Manatees depend on the warm water for survival, as they cannot tolerate water temperatures colder than 68 degrees for long periods of time.
From mid-November to March, hundreds of manatees congregate at Silver Spring, to seek shelter from the cold. Florida manatees can be found as far west as Texas and as far north as Massachusetts during summer months,
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