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  Wakulla Springs
  One of the world’s deepest freshwater
springs is in Edward Ball Wakulla
Springs State Park in Wakulla County.
It is home to many different animals.
The river is a natural habitat for
American alligators. White ibises and
manatees occasionally can be found
there. American alligators are reptiles,
white ibises are birds, and manatees
are mammals.
  These animals are similar and
different. They are all vertebrates—
animals with backbones. They also
all breathe with lungs. These animals
are different because mammals have
hair, reptiles have scales, and birds
have feathers. Mammals and birds
are warm-blooded and reptiles are
cold-blooded. Animals’ physical
characteristics help scientists classify
them. You will learn more about
classifying animals in Chapter 2.
 
  Choose or write the best answer for each question.
  How are manatees and ibises similar?
   They are birds.
   They eat alligators.
   They are warm-blooded.
   They are reptiles.
  How are American alligators, white
ibises, and manatees alike?
How are they different?