Pets and Animals
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Watch for turtles crossing roadsMay 29, 2017 11:00 pm - The Forest Preserve District of DuPage County reminds drivers to watch for turtles on the roads as they become more active in the spring and summer. Through October, tur...
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More Barrington bird walks on tapMay 28, 2017 1:00 am - Three bird walks are scheduled in Barrington in June. Expert Wendy Paulson will lead the walks that are sponsored by Citizens for Conservation and the Audubon Society. T...
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Injured coyote pup found near Barrington Hills recovering from surgeryMay 26, 2017 1:00 am - Volunteers at a wildlife facility are hopeful about the future of an injured coyote pup - found in a burlap bag with six dead siblings near Barrington Hills - as it reco...
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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 ...