Pets and Animals
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Barrington wildlife center trying to save coyote pup found in bagMay 23, 2017 1:00 am - Efforts to save a coyote pup whose six siblings were found dead in a burlap bag on Cook County Forest Preserve District property near Barrington Hills continue. Fore...
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Ringling Bros. shuts down the big top after 146 years
May 22, 2017 7:00 am - UNIONDALE, N.Y. - With laughter, hugs and tears - and the requisite death-defying stunts - the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus received its final standing ovat...
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Cook County holding rabies, microchip clinicsMay 21, 2017 11:00 pm - Cook County is holding more than 30 low-cost rabies vaccine clinics and four low-cost microchip clinics this summer. A full schedule of where and when the rabies clinics...
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How to take a trip with your felineMay 17, 2017 11:00 pm - If you are looking to purchase travel accessories to make your feline's road trip more enjoyable, I have a few suggestions. Just the fact that you are looking for ways ...
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Fish use gills to extract oxygen from water to surviveMay 14, 2017 11:00 pm - All animals need oxygen to survive - even if they spend their lives in water. Humans and terrestrial animals inhale air, which is a mix of many gasses and 20 percent of ...
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Disc-catching canines take flight in NapervilleMay 13, 2017 1:00 am - We've all heard about the cow who jumped over the moon. And about those rare occasions when pigs fly. But that's all small potatoes for Naperville's Tom Wehrli, who's us...
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Three little horses went to Lines Elementary in BarringtonMay 11, 2017 1:00 am - When it was Grace Kopecky's turn to bring something from her life to share with third grade classmates at Arnett C. Lines Elementary School in Barrington, she knew just ...
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Spring migration brings happy surprises for birdersMay 07, 2017 11:00 pm - May is Monarch Butterfly Month in Illinois. Yes, it's official: Gov. Bruce Rauner signed the proclamation last fall. Soon we might even see a monarch license plate. The ...
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No ordinary dog walk in NapervilleMay 07, 2017 1:00 am - Taking your dog for a walk hardly gets more rewarding than it did Sunday for participants in the 24th annual Makin' Strides for Strays event Sunday in Naperville. The 2....
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Benefits of rabies vaccination outweigh risksMay 03, 2017 11:00 pm - Rabies is an ancient disease that attacks warm-blooded animals at the central nervous system, including the saliva glands and ultimately the brain. Visions of this disea...