A strong autumn cold front is on the move. See the current temp. map below from "Intellicast".
The front will roll through the First Coast late Tue.-Tue. evening with a band of clouds but no rain followed by a wind shift to the north. Highs Wed. will only be in the 60s -- the coolest high temps. since April 10th! Lows Wed. night will plummet into the 30s with the coldest readings -- in the mid 30s with some light frost possible -- in Waycross, Blackshear, Homerville, Fargo & Lake City. Metro Jax will be in the upper 30s to low 40s -- milder near the St. Johns River & the beaches. Look for gradual warming at the end of the week into the weekend then a pretty big warm-up next week. Little chance for rain of any consequence through the next 7 days.
Our beaches are a mess after the week-long Nor'Easter but surfers were out in big numbers over the weekend. Sat. was particularly good with decent surf but -- more importantly -- offshore winds which nicely cleaned up waves. Check out the photo below from "Ethesurfer", Neptune Beach..........
No monkeyin' around -- a new addition at our beautiful Jax Zoo & Gardens:
November 1, 2007 - Jacksonville, FL - The Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens announced the birth of a pygmy marmoset, the smallest living primate, on October 23, 2007. It is estimated to weigh 16 grams. Because of its small size, the Zoo won’t know the gender for some time. Stella, the mother, was born in March 2007 at the Miller Park Zoo in Illinois, and the father, Chopper, was born at the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens in September 1993. You will often see the male carrying around its offspring and transferring it to the female for nursing. They are located in the Range of the Jaguar’s Lost Temple.
“We are happy to report that mother and baby are doing well” said Craig Miller, curator of mammals at the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens. “We now have a family of three pygmy marmosets.”
Pygmy marmosets have been at the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens since 1990. This species is from Western Brazil, southeastern Columbia, eastern Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia. Fully grown, their bodies are 5 to 14 ½ inches long and tails are 5 to 16 inches long and have dark rings. The females usually give birth to two offspring for each pregnancy with a normal gestation period of 130 to 150 days. The babies are weaned around three months of age and are cared for by both parents. They feed on both animal and vegetable substances, and one of their favorite treats is insects, and they let out excited chirps when they catch them. Their life expectancy is up to 16 years in zoos.
Those interested in sponsoring the new baby by joining the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens’ Animal Care Club should contact Victoria Ethier at 904-757-4463, extension 145 or email her at ethierv@jacksonvillezoo.org.
