Homosassa Springs

We visited an unusual State Park called Homosassa Springs. It is world famous as the center for sick and injured manatees but, to us anyway, the reality is different. It is a zoo, animal side shows with clipped wings and small cages, a fat and bored bear, a panther forced out in the sun when it would usually lie up in shade














however the manatees were in a large pool but they still had to put on their show three times a day.









Right at the end of our visit we found out that it had been a private, for profit zoo which had been taken over by the state for the purpose of exibiting animals native to Florida. We liked this resident, made an honorary Floridian by Governor Chiles.