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after King Payne, a Seminole chief. During the late 1600s, the largest cattle(家養(yǎng)牲畜 ) ranch(大農(nóng)場(chǎng) ) in Florida was on Paynes Prairie. Today, Paynes Prairie is preserved land. It is occupied by visitors and Florida Park Service employees. Willam Bartram visited Paynes Praire. Bartram was the first person who portrayed( 描繪 ) nature through personal experience as well as scientific observation. He lived 200 years ago. He visited Paynes Prairie in 1774. At that time he described it. He called Paynes Prairie the great Alachua Savannah. Most of the animal life, which Bartram described, is still here. A large number of sandhill(沙丘鶴 ) cranes, hawks(鷹 ) and waterfowl(水鳥 ) are here in winter. The animal diversity is increased by the presence of pine(松樹 ) flatwoods(低洼地區(qū)的 樹林 ), hammock(吊床 ), swamps(濕地 ) and ponds. The Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park is open year round. The Florida Park Service works hard so that the park will appear as it did in the past. It offers many opportunities for recreation. At the park you can camp and piic. You can hike and bike. You can boat and fish. You can ride on horse trails. And you can see lots of nature and wildlife. You can see Florida as it was in the early days. Paynes Prairie is a part of our Florida history. It is an example of our Florida natural resources. It is a place for recreation. Paynes Prairie is an important experience of the Real Florida. 1. How was the Paynes Prairie basin formed? A. From dissolved limestone and