Lovable Manatees Lure Visitors to Florida

You can swim with or just admire these graceful sea mammals at various locations.
Lovable Manatees Lure Visitors to Florida
A canoer passes over an aggregation of Florida manatees. Joe Tabb/Dreamstime
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Approximately 24 million people live in Florida. About five times that many visit the self-proclaimed Sunshine State for its natural beauty, man-made attractions, and climate, which ranges from subtropical in the northern and central areas to tropical in the south.

Along with a long list of other things to see and do, many of these so-called snowbirds include searching for manatees in their priority catalog. Several good reasons explain why.

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