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Originally Posted by Windguy
Always. Same temperature year round because the water comes from deep in the earth. I think it’s 72°. Gators are cold-blooded creatures and the colder they are, the slower they move.
The various springs are the best places to see manatees in large numbers. They swim up to the springs during cold snaps because the water gets too cold in the rivers. Cold water causes their skin to blister. A tour guide at Blue Spring told me that the spring had so many manatees that they were shoulder to shoulder during one cold spell.
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Never considered how much I have in common with Floridian creatures like Gators & Manatees. Cold drains my energy so I avoid it. Makes hives on my skin too. I wouldn’t want to count on a small cold gator not having the spirit to bite me.