Five orphaned manatees were released back into the wild Wednesday at Blue Spring State Park in Florida. The crew of beloved sea cows, Squirrel, Lizzie, MaryKate, Clank, and TinkTink, were all ...

Legend has it that centuries ago, manatees used to be mistaken for mermaids, so a sight last week at one Florida state park would have put ancient sailors in shock. Blue Spring State Park is home ...

A record-breaking 932 manatees congregated at the spring on January 21.(Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) Florida governor Ron DeSantis delivers remarks at a press conference at Blue Spring State Park ...

Hundreds of manatees congregated in Blue Spring run for warmth on a particularly ... appearance and weight averaging 800 to 1,200 pounds, Florida’s sea cows are susceptible to cold stress.

As the rising sun peeks through the trees along the Blue Spring run on cold winter mornings, park rangers peer down into the water, counting the Florida manatees basking in their version of a hot tub.

A record number of manatees was counted at Central Florida's Blue Spring State Park on Sunday, the first day this year that temperatures in the area dropped below 40 degrees. In winter ...

Manatees are normally seen in large numbers in Florida’s natural springs and around warm-water discharges from power plants. Blue Spring Park’s temperature stays at a constant 72 degrees year ...

Manatees prefer warmer water, so when it’s cold they head to Florida’s springs. Blue Spring’s temperature stays at a constant 72 degrees, ensuring a large group of manatees when the weather ...

Blue Spring has been a major home for the gentle giants during the wintertime in Florida since becoming a protected state park in 1972, This is because manatees need consistently warm water ...

This weekend, fans of Florida’s fabled sea ... has been a wintertime regular at Blue Spring State Park since 1974. As the oldest known female manatee in the park, she’s had 11 known calves ...

announcing a current manatee count of 804! Blue Spring has been a major home for the gentle giants during the wintertime in Florida since becoming a protected state park in 1972, This is because ...