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Aerial view Map of Florida showing major cities such as Miami, Orlando, Tampa, Jacksonville, and Tallahassee, as well as notable features like Lake Okeechobee, the Everglades National Park, Biscayne National Park, and the Florida Keys. State boundaries with Alabama and Georgia are marked, and surrounding bodies of water include the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean. A great blue heron stands in shallow water among tall grasses in a Florida wetland at Everglades National Park, with marsh vegetation and a partly cloudy sky in the background. Flamingo A large white and pink bird with a flat spoon-shaped bill standing on one leg in water. On the prowl Owls in the Everglades Eagle in the Everglades An American alligator stands partially on a log and partially in shallow water among tree roots in Everglades National Park, Florida. Everglades National Park
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Aerial view
Everglades National Park sprawls over 1.5 million acres (600,000 hectares) of forest,...
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Everglades National Park
The national park covers some 1.5 million acres (600,000 hectares) on the southern...
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The Everglades in Florida
The Everglades is a huge area of wetlands. Wetlands like this marsh are important...
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Flamingo
Flamingos are one of the many animals that live in Everglades National Park.
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Roseate spoonbill
The roseate spoonbill (Ajaia ajaja) nests in the bayous and lakes of the...
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On the prowl
A great blue heron (Ardea herodias) wading in the wetlands of Everglades...
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Owls in the Everglades
The National Park Service lists six species of owls as being commonly found in Everglades...
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Eagle in the Everglades
The bald eagles that call Everglades National Park home can often be seen snatching...
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An alligator prowls around Everglades National Park in Florida.
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Everglades National Park
A cypress dome in Everglades National Park, Florida.
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Florida panther
Florida panther (Puma concolor coryi).
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American purple gallinule
The American purple gallinule (Porphyrio martinica) can be found in Florida's...
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Silk spider
The golden orb silk weaver is one of many arachnid species in Everglades National...
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Burmese python
The Burmese python is native to Southeast Asia. After being released in Florida,...
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Everglades National Park
The unique national park encompasses some 1.5 million acres (600,000 hectares) at...
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Pond in Everglades National Park, southern Florida, U.S.
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Everglades National Park, Florida, designated a World Heritage site in 1979.
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