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Silver Springs Manatee Cam (Underwater 180°)

Florida manatees in a 22°C artesian spring, year-round.

Source:Silver Springs State Park·Silver Springs, Florida, United States

Embedded with attribution from Silver Springs State Park and Save the Manatee Club, hosted by explore.orgWatch at source

About This Camera

A 180° underwater live cam at Silver Springs State Park in central Florida — the headwaters of the Silver River, fed by an artesian-spring system that stays at 22°C year-round. Florida manatees gather here in winter to escape colder coastal waters. Operated by the state park in partnership with Save the Manatee Club and explore.org.

West Indian Manatee

Trichechus manatus

A gentle, slow-moving aquatic mammal that grazes on submerged vegetation in coastal waterways from the southeastern United States through the Caribbean. Manatees evolved from terrestrial ancestors closer to elephants than to whales.

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Behavior Observation Ethogram — Mammal Edition

6-8, 9-12 · 45 min

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