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Lunch time! Saka and Akondro enjoy berries, chives, cilantro, and other colorful food. They are awaiting girlfriends as they enjoy their bachelor pad at the North Florida Wildlife Center.
About a half-hour away from Tallahassee, the North Florida Wildlife Center (NFWC) cares for rescued and endangered animals. The public can visit and get a hands-on experience.
On this visit, it’s lunchtime for Akondro and Saka. The black-and-white ruffed lemurs climb into a cardboard box full of cilantro, chives, and berries. Their white fur turns purple as they roll around in berry juice.
“It’s an incredibly simple way to keep our animals entertained,” says Ryan David Reines, NFWC executive director and founder, as the lemurs bounce in and out of the box foraging for their food. “It’s very easy and part of our enrichment program.”
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Local officials on Wednesday identified the other churches besides St. Peter s Anglican Cathedral that were vandalized this week in red spray-painted coded messages and threats.
All four are on Thomasville Road in northeast Tallahassee: The others are Good Shepherd Catholic Church, Freedom Church and Thomasville Road Baptist Church, according to the Tallahassee Police Department.
St. Peter’s received thick, red spray-paint on its entrance door, sidewalk and pillars, said Marcus Kaiser, the dean of the cathedral.
The only legible messages were angry was the wicked every day and blood on your hands.
Less than a mile south, the statue of St. Francis outside Good Shepherd was doused in red spray paint forming a large X on his chest that went up his head and across his shoulder, said Russell Rieder, the church s director of operations.
TPD investigating after several churches vandalized Monday night
and last updated 2021-05-04 18:54:45-04
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) â The Tallahassee Police Department is investigating after several churches on Thomasville Road were vandalized Monday night.
According to TPD, the vandalism happened sometime Monday night and it is unknown why it happened.
Currently, TPD is not releasing information about what damage was done at which churches, nor are there suspects or suspected groups.
Anyone with information is asked to call TPD at 850-891-4200 or Crimestoppers at 850-574-TIPS.
This is a developing story.
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