Pets and Animals
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Rwanda names 24 baby mountain gorillasSep 05, 2015 1:00 am - KINIGI, Rwanda - Youths wearing gorilla costumes and rubber boots grunted and scampered in front of Rwanda's president on Saturday during the ceremonial naming of 24 bab...
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Dogs dominate Carol Stream festivalSep 03, 2015 11:00 pm - If you want to know which wiener dog is the winner, come out to Carol Stream next weekend and check out the CSBarks Dog Festival. That's when wiener dogs, or dachshunds,...
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Raise the Woof at Clearbrook's pet festivalSep 03, 2015 1:00 am - Wags, whiskers, and whimsy, oh my! Grab your kids, pets and friends and join the fun at Clearbrook's second annual Raise the Woof Pet Festival from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Satu...
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Husky named Diesel, NIU's 'mascot emeritus,' has cancerSep 02, 2015 1:00 am - Northern Illinois University's beloved "mascot emeritus," Diesel, is being treated for Type B lymphoma. According to his longtime handler, Tom Bonnevier, the husky was d...
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Pets get their turn to parade through PalatineAug 30, 2015 1:00 am - It was a mostly dog day afternoon Sunday, except for the one tortoise, during the 16th annual Sweet Pea Pet Parade in downtown Palatine. More than 120 pets with their o...
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Palatine family adds Facebook to search for missing dogAug 28, 2015 1:00 am - The more than three-week search for missing dog Digger of Palatine has spread to Facebook in hopes of soliciting more leads. The German shepherd-beagle mix escaped from ...
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Santa's Village halts tortoise shell decorating activityAug 27, 2015 5:15 am - Under fire from an Internet petition, Santa's Village AZoosment Park in East Dundee will stop the practice of using paint to decorate tortoise shells. A petition on chan...
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Goats go to work as golf course landscapers in Hoffman EstatesAug 27, 2015 1:00 am - The Hoffman Estates Park District has enlisted a herd of hungry goats to clear the nonnative plants from the natural areas of the Bridges of Poplar Creek Country Club go...
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Felines' memory recall is much like oursAug 26, 2015 11:00 pm - As feline enthusiasts, we get the term "smarty-cat" because we see first hand feline repetitive learned behavior. Wikipedia defines feline intelligence as "the capacity...
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Missing Algonquin dog, Wrigley, found safe after 15 daysAug 26, 2015 1:00 am - For 12-year-old Wrigley, a Brittany spaniel/Labrador retriever mix, Wednesday - National Dog Day - certainly was her day. Missing for 15 days and the object of a massive...