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First Coast Gems: The Rainforest Encounter
Read full article: First Coast Gems: The Rainforest EncounterWhen you think about the St. Augustine Alligator Farm, it’s obvious you’ll encounter gators but there’s so much more. In St. Augustine is a hidden gem where you can pet a sloth, and learn more about the beautiful species, along with a tortoise. It’s all part of the Rainforest Encounter! It’s not only fun, but its educational! A win win for parents and kids!
🔒 Insiders Only: Win VIP tickets to ‘Arsenic & Old Lace’ at the Alhambra
Read full article: 🔒 Insiders Only: Win VIP tickets to ‘Arsenic & Old Lace’ at the AlhambraA News4JAX Insider can win four (4) VIP tickets to enjoy a performance of "Arsenic and Old Lace" from the owner's table at Alhambra Theatre and Dining.
Baby sloth at the St. Augustine Alligator Farm
Read full article: Baby sloth at the St. Augustine Alligator FarmThe River City Live team headed out to get the first look and learn about the sloth family. The proud parents, Grizzly and Teddy, Hoffmann’s two-toed sloths, welcomed a new baby into the world around 7 weeks ago. At 37, Grizzly is one of the oldest sloths to give birth and 47-year-old-male Teddy is one of the oldest sloths ever recorded. Both mother and baby are doing well and are currently on maternity leave in private quarters. On our visit we witnessed how the mom and baby interact and feed. We also learned fascinating facts about sloths.
Girl, teddy bear reunited a year after loss in Glacier park
Read full article: Girl, teddy bear reunited a year after loss in Glacier parkA little girl who lost a teddy bear she’d had since being adopted from an Ethiopian orphanage thought it was gone forever when she forgot it along a trail in Glacier National Park last year.
More tropical trouble as Wilfred is hours away from being named
Read full article: More tropical trouble as Wilfred is hours away from being namedTropical depression #22, according to nearly all of the hurricane intensity models, will quickly spin up into Wilfred. By Friday evening, the system will have acquired tropical storm force winds (sustained winds of 40 mph or greater) and the hurricane center will make the announcement, that they are officially out of names for this season. Only the season of 2005 have we done this since lists of names were announce ahead of each season. TD #22 likely to named Wilfred later todayNote on the picture below that the “cone of uncertainty” becomes a bulb, this is an indication that the forecast from the National Hurricane Center has unusually high levels of uncertainty, basically a low confidence forecast. The good news is that this will be a slow moving system.
Record breaking tropics and nothing heading to Jacksonville but a strong nor’easter this weekend
Read full article: Record breaking tropics and nothing heading to Jacksonville but a strong nor’easter this weekendJACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Massive autumn high pressure to dominate the eastern United States this weekend, sounds great, except if you live along the coastline of Georgia into Central Florida. With a super-sized high pressure to our north and general lower than normal air pressure all around Jacksonville. So, that’s high pressure north and low pressure to the south, the greater the difference, the greater the coastal winds. There will be also be a possibility of another coastal tropical low pressure that could form within the battle field of high and low pressure. Wilfred will likely develop from TD #21 in the far, far, far eastern Atlantic Ocean.
3 tropical storms, 1 hurricane, 3 areas of tropical activity; None headed our way (so far)
Read full article: 3 tropical storms, 1 hurricane, 3 areas of tropical activity; None headed our way (so far)TRACKING THE TROPICS: Interactive mapTropical Storm SallyTropical Storm Sally is expected to intensify into a hurricane as it heads toward the Louisiana/Mississippi coastline. At 10 a.m, the center of Tropical Storm Sally was located near latitude 28.4 North, longitude 86.9 West. Hurricane PauletteTropical Depression ReneNormally Tropical Depressions have numbers, not names, but Rene was briefly a Tropical Storm and has since weakened back into a depression, so it gets to keep it’s name. Tropical Storm TeddyTropical Storm VickyThe newest named system in the Atlantic is Tropical Storm Vicky. Tropical Storm Vicky and the next disturbance to develop to the south of VickyTropical disturbance near AfricaA tropical wave near the west coast of Africa is producing disorganized shower and thunderstorm activity.
Tropical Storm Teddy becomes 4th active named storm
Read full article: Tropical Storm Teddy becomes 4th active named stormMIAMI – Tropical Storm Teddy formed in the Atlantic Ocean on Monday morning and is the fourth active named storm in the Atlantic basin, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center. Forecasters said Teddy was located more than 1,400 miles (2,260 kilometers) east of the Lesser Antilles. The three other active named storms are Hurricane Paulette, Tropical Depression Rene and Tropical Storm Sally. It was located about 330 miles (535 kilometers) west-northwest of the Cabo Verde Islands, forecasters said. It could briefly become a tropical storm this week.
Teddy Heading Toward The Northwest Coast Of Newfoundland
Read full article: Teddy Heading Toward The Northwest Coast Of NewfoundlandLocation 530 miles NNE of Halifax Nova Scotia Wind 50 mph Heading NNE at 32 mph Pressure 28.8 Coordinates 57.3W, 51.0NDiscussionAt 1100 PM AST (0300 UTC), the center of Post-Tropical Cyclone Teddy was located near latitude 51.0 North, longitude 57.3 West based on the Marble Mountain, Newfoundland, radar and surface observations along the west coast of Newfoundland. On the forecast track, the center of Teddy should move closer to the northwestern Newfoundland coast tonight and into the Labrador Sea on Thursday before merging with a larger extratropical low. By the Sea, Newfoundland (near the Cow Head Lighthouse) reported a barometric pressure of 979 mb (28.91 inches). SURF: Large swells generated by Teddy are affecting Bermuda, the Lesser Antilles, the Greater Antilles, the Bahamas, the east coast of the United States, and Atlantic Canada. WIND: Gusty winds are possible along the western coast of Newfoundland tonight.
'Grey's Anatomy': Kim Raver Says Season 16 Is Just the Start of the 'Roller-
Read full article: 'Grey's Anatomy': Kim Raver Says Season 16 Is Just the Start of the 'Roller-When Grey's Anatomy kicks off its 16th season next month, the first episode will hearken back to the good ol' days. Raver, who's entering her sixth season on Grey's, has high hopes for the upcoming season, promising fans that the start of the season imbues "all of the things we love about Grey's Anatomy, all in that first episode of the season." Grey's Anatomy returns Thursday, Sept. 26 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on ABC. RELATED CONTENT:'Grey's Anatomy': James Pickens Jr. Says Season 16 Will 'Test Everybody' (Exclusive)Jesse Williams to Make Broadway Debut -- What Does This Mean for His 'Grey's Anatomy' Role? 'Grey's Anatomy' Boss on Season 15 Finale Cliffhangers: 'We Definitely Blew S**t Up' (Exclusive)'Grey's Anatomy' Renewed for Two More Seasons at ABC
Cute! St. Augustine Alligator Farm unveils two-toed sloths
Read full article: Cute! St. Augustine Alligator Farm unveils two-toed slothsThe St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park opened its newest exhibit Friday, which features Hoffman's two-toed sloths named Teddy and Grizzly. (Photos provided)ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. - Sloth lovers, rejoice. The St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park opened its newest exhibit Friday featuring a pair of two-toed sloths. SLIDESHOW: St. Augustine Alligator Farm opens new sloth exhibitTeddy and Grizzly, two sloths that came to the zoological park from Busch Gardens a few months back, were released into their new rainforest habitat. This summer, guests will be able to feed the sloths fruit or vegetables as they lounge around in their new home.
IMAGES: St. Augustine Alligator Farm opens new sloth exhibit
Read full article: IMAGES: St. Augustine Alligator Farm opens new sloth exhibitThe St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park opened its newest exhibit Friday, which features Hoffman's two-toed sloths named Teddy and Grizzly. (Photos provided)Hide Caption