阿波罗海滩海牛观赏中心开放2026-27季：40周年添设牛鼻鲼触摸池、年迎客近40万
佛罗里达州希尔斯伯勒县阿波罗海滩的坦帕电力公司海牛观赏中心11月1日正式开放2026-27季，迎来这处免费景点开园40周年。中心位于大弯电站附近的暖水运河旁，每年吸引近40万名游客前来观看聚集取暖的海牛，自开园以来累计接待游客已超过870万人次。
本季的新亮点是触摸池里牛鼻鲼的永久栖息地，游客可以在工作人员指导下近距离了解这种海洋生物。中心同时也是坦帕电力公司佛罗里达保护与技术中心的核心景点，该中心占地500英亩，汇集了坦帕电力公司、佛罗里达水族馆、佛罗里达鱼类与野生动物保护委员会以及佛罗里达大学的科研与教育力量。
开放时间为11月1日至次年4月15日，每天上午10时至下午5时，感恩节、圣诞节和复活节闭馆，圣诞前夜下午3时闭馆。
（来源：福克斯13台）
Apollo Beach Manatee Viewing Center Opens Its 2026-27 Season: 40th Anniversary Adds Cownose Ray Touch Tank, Nearly 400,000 Visitors a Year
The Tampa Electric Manatee Viewing Center in Apollo Beach, Hillsborough County, Florida, officially opened its 2026-27 season on November 1, marking the free attraction's 40th anniversary. Located by the warm-water canal near the Big Bend Power Station, the center draws nearly 400,000 visitors a year to watch manatees gathering for warmth and has hosted more than 8.7 million visitors since it opened.
This season's new highlight is a permanent cownose ray habitat in the touch tank, where visitors can learn about the animals up close under staff guidance. The center is also the centerpiece of Tampa Electric's Florida Conservation and Technology Center, a 500-acre campus bringing together Tampa Electric, the Florida Aquarium, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and the University of Florida for research and education.
The season runs from November 1 to April 15, open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., closed on Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter, and closing at 3 p.m. on Christmas Eve.
(Source: FOX 13)
来源：福克斯13台
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图片来源：图：阿波罗海滩海牛观赏中心栈道与大弯电站。MatthewHoobin 摄，CC0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: the boardwalk and Big Bend Power Station at the Manatee Viewing Center in Apollo Beach. By MatthewHoobin, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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