Pets and Animals
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Shedding light on the importance of darkness to natureDec 17, 2018 5:00 am - "Boy, it's dark!" I mutter at 4:30 p.m. when I leave the nature center. My husband winks as he reminds me that this happens every December and that I say exactly the sam...
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Meet the downy woodpecker - designed for drilling holesDec 16, 2018 10:00 pm - If it weren't for owls, I'd be a woodpecker guy. Like owls, woodpeckers have some amazing adaptations. The downy woodpecker, our country's smallest woodpecker, can be fo...
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House is full of hidden hazards for your felineDec 13, 2018 10:00 pm - You share your home with a feline or two. You acknowledge that items can no longer be left on your counters. Cabinets must be closed or locked. Plants are moved up high....
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Deafness no impediment to Elgin 'wonder dog' earning agility ribbonsDec 12, 2018 10:00 pm - Marilou Haworth's Labrador retriever Selah was so quick to learn obedience commands and compete in agility contests that she earned the nickname “Selah the Wonder Dog.” ...
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Palatine library provides comfort dogs for high school studentsDec 09, 2018 12:00 am - Comfort dogs will be available for high school students Monday evening, Dec. 17, at Palatine Public Library District. Scheduled from 7 to 8:30 p.m., the dogs will be ava...
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Humane society halfway to capital fundraising goalDec 05, 2018 10:00 pm - The West Suburban Humane Society has received more than $2 million in pledges toward a $4 million capital campaign goal to build a new shelter in Downers Grove. The camp...
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Starfish Animal Rescue to host benefit Dec. 9Dec 02, 2018 10:00 pm - Starfish Animal Rescue, a Batavia-based no-kill shelter, will hold an annual bake sale, pizza lunch and gift basket raffle fundraiser from noon to 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec....
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Think about giving time, donations to BuddyNov 27, 2018 10:00 pm - Christmas is actually pretty close at hand, even if big-box stores started in the fall or as early as August. The Buddy Foundation celebrates each season and holiday by ...
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Conserving reptiles and amphibians discussed in LibertyvilleNov 25, 2018 12:00 am - The status and conservation of Lake County's reptiles and amphibians will be the topic of the Lake County Audubon Society meeting from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Monday, Dec. 3, at ...
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Naturalist speaking on passenger pigeons, Kirtland's warblers and whooping cranesNov 25, 2018 12:00 am - Author and naturalist Joel Greenberg will be the featured speaker on the fate of three birds - passenger pigeons, Kirtland's warblers and whooping cranes - at 7 p.m. Th...