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Photo story: Slowly does it

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11 October 2024

Alamy

A tortoise is wheeled down the nave of the Cathedral of St John the Divine, New York, during a service for the blessing of animals, on Sunday. The service is held every year in honour of St Francis, the patron saint of animals and the environment

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