Manatees at Jacksonville Zoo & Botanical Gardens enjoy new river habitat

Visitors who want an up-close look at the manatees being cared for at the Jacksonville Zoo and Botanical Gardens won’t have to travel far from the zoo’s new entrance to see them. The newly finished J. Wayne and Delores Barr Weaver Manatee River habitat is part of the new VyStar SkyScape entrance way at the zoo. Both will open to the public on Friday.