Pets and Animals
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Natural instinct: What cat parents need to know about scratchingApr 26, 2021 6:00 am - Cats scratch for a variety of reasons. First, it's an instinctual behavior to mark their territory. They have glands on their paws that release a scent as they scratch. ...
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Fermilab welcomes bison calfApr 26, 2021 1:00 am - Baby bison season at Fermilab in Batavia began Monday. The first calf of the year was born in the morning, and both the mother and baby are doing well, according to a n...
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A new pooch park in Palatine? Resident leading campaign for another dog hangoutApr 23, 2021 5:30 am - To keep his Norwegian elkhound and German shepherds happy, Palatine resident Jason Sassorossi travels all the way to Wauconda to frequent a dog park on Lake County Fores...
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Felines need our help keeping their claws trimmedApr 21, 2021 11:00 pm - I have addressed the "how-to" of feline claw trimming in the past. Just the mere task of learning the technique is fraught with frustration. So much so, that many feline...
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To keep coyotes away, Palatine council bans feeding of wildlifeApr 21, 2021 5:30 am - You can no longer feed wild animals in Palatine, unless with an elevated bird feeder, as part of new measures enacted by the village council Monday to curb the presence ...
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Help the LCC K-9 Comfort Dogs help othersApr 21, 2021 1:00 am - SUBMITTED BY LUTHERAN CHURCH CHARITIES After being deployed to help in the aftermath of mass shootings in Boulder and Indianapolis in less than a month, Northbrook-based...
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Best Bets: Six Flags Great America reopens for 2021Apr 20, 2021 6:00 am - Returning thrills Thrill seekers can rejoice now that Six Flags Great America is reopening (with limited crowd capacity) starting Saturday at 1 Great America Parkway, Gu...
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Treefrogs in the suburbs: What they do, and where you might see - and hear - themApr 20, 2021 6:00 am - Growing up just a few miles from where I'm sitting, I had a pretty simple take on amphibians. Smooth-skinned frogs were in or near a lake. Rough-skinned toads were found...
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Lutheran Church Charities' K-9 Comfort Dog Ministry pivoted for the pandemicApr 20, 2021 6:00 am - Dawn Mikulski of Des Plaines has witnessed the healing power that golden retrievers in Lutheran Church Charities' K-9 Comfort Dog Ministry provide, but now she knows tha...
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Meet Chance, the Elgin PD's newest police dog. His assignment: Comfort people.Apr 16, 2021 1:00 am - A new addition to the Elgin Police Department is turning a lot of heads. Everyone wants some time with him, and he's happy to accommodate with a quick visit, and maybe ...