Pets and Animals
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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.
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Caracal seen wandering through Hoffman EstatesOct 14, 2024 8:17 pm - Hoffman Estates police are warning community members to be on the lookout for a medium-sized wild cat known as a caracal that’s been spotted wandering around a neighborhood and golf course in the village.
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How to be a better birder: Tips for those new to the bird-watching hobbyOct 14, 2024 12:16 pm - Birding columnist Jeff Reiter offers some tips for those who are new to the birdwatching hobby.