http://www.floridasnapshot.com/2010/02/06/see-lu-daktari-star-at-homosassa-springs/ Offbeat Florida travel and vacation guide for lovers of the old, hip, retro Sunshine State. Sat, 28 Jan 2012 18:04:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.floridasnapshot.com/2010/02/06/see-lu-daktari-star-at-homosassa-springs/#comment-1191 Rehabilitate with the Wildlife on a Florida Vacation Mon, 11 Apr 2011 09:29:31 +0000 http://www.floridasnapshot.com/?p=522#comment-1191 [...] Homosassa Springs started out as more of a zoo than a wildlife park. Exotic animals from all over the world called the area home, but when the Florida Park service took over the site they decided to turn it into a more native attraction. Now the only guest that may seem out of place in the Florida habitat is a 6,000-pound African Hippopotamus named Lucifer—something of a local celebrity. When the park was converted in 1989, the locals didn’t want to lose their favorite resident, so he was adopted as an honorary citizen of Florida and given a permanent home at Homosassa. Locals and park officials come together every year to celebrate his birthday. [...] [...] Homosassa Springs started out as more of a zoo than a wildlife park. Exotic animals from all over the world called the area home, but when the Florida Park service took over the site they decided to turn it into a more native attraction. Now the only guest that may seem out of place in the Florida habitat is a 6,000-pound African Hippopotamus named Lucifer—something of a local celebrity. When the park was converted in 1989, the locals didn’t want to lose their favorite resident, so he was adopted as an honorary citizen of Florida and given a permanent home at Homosassa. Locals and park officials come together every year to celebrate his birthday. [...]

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