The manatees here are treated for injuries sustained in boating accidents: some are released back into the wild; others live on in the park. An underwater observatory offers close-up glimpses of these gentle creatures, as they paddle languidly through schools of fish. The park is also a refuge for injured and orphaned bobcats, turtles, hippopotamus, pink flamingos, deer, alligators, river otters and birds of prey of all sorts.