Pets and Animals
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Barrington Hills couple faces uphill battle to keep flower farm open to publicNov 16, 2024 1:15 pm - Barrington Hills residents Chris Yamamoto and his wife Sarah Gul want their Little Ducky Flower Farm open to the public. Their efforts are meeting resistance from the village and some neighbors.
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Thailand’s baby pygmy hippo Moo Deng has an official song released in 4 languages
Nov 13, 2024 7:06 am - In case you can’t get enough of the little pygmy hippo Moo Deng from Thailand, there's now an official song featuring the internet’s favorite baby animal — released in four languages for her global fans.
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Here come the holidays! Are you and your pet ready?Nov 11, 2024 9:35 pm - If the sounds of school bells, crunching of leaves underfoot, and touchdown celebrations has not yet alerted you, summer has ended and fall festivities loom on the horizon.
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You may see more coyotes this time of year. Here’s why and what you should doNov 09, 2024 1:15 pm - Suburban residents may see more coyotes between now and February as the young leave their parents to find mates and stake out their own territories.
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Good or evil?: How owls have been depicted in folklore and historyOct 31, 2024 6:00 am - Nature columnist and owl enthusiast Mark Spreyer takes a look at how owls have fascinated humans for centuries, and how they’ve been depicted in folklore, fiction and history.
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Prospect Heights council to consider city’s first rules on keeping chickens Nov. 25Oct 30, 2024 2:17 pm - A more specific date of Nov. 25 has been scheduled for the Prospect Heights city council’s delayed first reading of proposed regulations on the keeping of chickens.
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Costumed dogs, owners join for Buffalo Grove’s Howl-O-Ween CelebrationOct 26, 2024 9:29 pm - Cuteness and creativity were on display during the Howl-O-Ween Canine Costume Contest at the Dan Schimmel Pavilion in Willow Stream Park in Buffalo Grove on Saturday. Ab...
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New animal therapy training facility open at Barrington ranchOct 22, 2024 12:48 pm - If you’ve spent time at a Chicago-area hospital there’s a chance you’ve caught a glimpse of a miniature horse in the hallways provided by SOUL Harbour Ranch. The nonprofit is the largest and most experienced Barrington-area animal therapy program and the only multispecies program. This year, it has added a new training facility.
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Here’s how the Smithsonian Zoo grows bamboo for its pandas
Oct 18, 2024 12:18 pm - At a 3,200-acre facility in rural Virginia, the zoo harvests over 13,000 bamboo stalks a year. The process is ramping up for the new pandas, Bao Li and Qing Bao.
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Caracal captured; wild cat seen roaming Hoffman Estates headed to sanctuaryOct 15, 2024 3:08 pm - An endangered wild cat spotted wandering through Hoffman Estates in recent days was captured by police Tuesday morning and soon will be on its way to an animal sanctuary in Wisconsin.