Pets and Animals
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Bring on the dancing horses: How rare Lipizzans get to the top of their game, amaze the crowdsAug 19, 2022 1:00 am - What does it take to teach a horse to dance? Time, and lots of it, says Esther Buonanno, the program director of Tempel Farms in Lake County. Some patience doesn't hurt....
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Meet the minscule insects that picnic on leafy vegetationAug 19, 2022 1:00 am - There once was a growing young miner. Who sought safety in a leaf's inner liner. Away from the birds And hungry lizards -She digested her digitate diner. Not surprisingl...
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Learn about Fox River dams Aug. 24 in AuroraAug 18, 2022 11:00 pm - Friends of the Fox River will host "Dam Night Out," with a focus on Fox River dams, at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 24, at Two Brothers Roundhouse, 205 N. Broadway in Aurora a...
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'It's extremely busy': As animals keep coming, work to give Willowbrook center some space beginsAug 17, 2022 5:00 am - On the other side of gray curtains, some of the youngest patients at Willowbrook Wildlife Center stay in a makeshift nursery called the "ozone." Cramped does not come cl...
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One pig caught, three others remain on the loose in Wayne area
Aug 17, 2022 1:00 am - One of four pigs that have been on the loose in the Wayne area for more than two weeks has been caught. "A teenage kid in the area who actually went out looking for them...
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Mini-Noah's ark: Aurora kids meet animals at science campAug 16, 2022 11:00 pm - A North Aurora veterinarian brought a mini-Noah's ark of animals to an Aurora kids' science camp. A dog, cat, two snakes and four mice were displayed by Dr. Abby Curiel,...
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Make sure you are safe when out paddleboarding with your dogAug 14, 2022 11:00 pm - When it's hot outside it may be a good time to enjoy the water with your dog. While some canines can't get enough of swimming in a pool or running through a sprinkler, o...
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Good News Sunday: Beagles bred for research meet new foster families in South ElginAug 14, 2022 7:30 am - This is Good News Sunday, a compilation of some of the more upbeat and inspiring stories published recently by the Daily Herald: Ninety-one beagles that had been bred fo...
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Roaming pigs elude capture in Wayne for more than a week
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Merlin Bird ID app is changing how we go birdingAug 11, 2022 6:00 am - If the party involves technology, I usually arrive late. But I'm there now and having a wonderful time. With my new friend, Merlin. You know those smartphone apps that t...