] In the summer, Florida manatees range as far west as ] Mississippi and as far north as Virginia. When the ] weather cools, these plant-eating aquatic mammals, ] sometimes called sea cows, retreat far southward or into ] natural warm springs sprinkled among Florida's inland ] coastal waterways. The promise of 72-degree water ] year-round draws snorkelers to places like Crystal River ] and Homosassa Springs, two warm-water sites about 60 ] miles north of Tampa on Florida's Gulf Coast. MANATEES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Florida: Swimming with sea cows |