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After recent beluga deaths, Shedd Aquarium monitoring others for 'clinical concerns"
3+ hour, 55+ min ago (384+ words) Days after two rescued beluga whales died at Shedd Aquarium, the institution said it is closely monitoring the remaining whales and expressed concern that others have health concerns after examination....
Have you been swarmed by biting flies? Why they're 'no joke"
5+ hour, 15+ min ago (529+ words) Stable flies could be the culprit and they suck blood crudely through ‘bayonet-like mouthparts’...
2 more belugas die at Shedd Aquarium
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (33+ words) Three belugas have now died at the Shedd in about a week for unknown reasons. Two of them were rescued from a shuttered Candian aquatic park where animals allegedly lived in poor conditions....
Are cicadas louder this year?
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (771+ words) An annual cicada is seen Wednesday in Mooney Park in Highland Park. From Garfield Park to Lake View, from Oak Park to Belmont-Cragin, cicadas are singing their summer chorus across the Chicago area. It’s “inconclusive” whether they’re louder, said Spencer…...
Two beluga whales expected to leave Monday headed for Shedd Aquarium
4+ day, 7+ hour ago (13+ words) The whales are the final two cetaceans from Marineland Canada earmarked for Chicago....
Man posted Facebook videos showing 'agonizing' deaths of raccoons being burned alive, knifed, mauled: police
1+ week, 11+ hour ago (19+ words) Pierre Scarbrough, 54, is charged with multiple counts of depicting animal cruelty for the alleged July posts, police said....
One of the Shedd’s rescued beluga whales has died
1+ week, 2+ day ago (16+ words) Peekachu, a 23-year-old female brought to the aquarium two weeks ago from Canada, died suddenly Tuesday....
Rare black fox, whose coloration is the result of a genetic quirk, makes home in north suburban Northbrook
1+ week, 4+ day ago (548+ words) Most red foxes are, well, red, or probably more accurately, orange or rust colored. But a small number are all or mostly black, the result of melanin levels that impact pigmentation. A similar creature was spotted two years ago in…...
Man who kicked a steer in the head at a suburban backyard rodeo is acquitted on an animal cruelty charge
2+ week, 3+ day ago (795+ words) Socorro Barrientos kicks a steer that’s on the ground last year at a rodeo near Woodstock. SHARK — Showing Animals Respect and Kindness There doesn’t seem to be much debate over whether 68-year-old Socorro Barrientos repeatedly kicked a steer in the…...
Bat tests positive for rabies in Oak Lawn
3+ week, 14+ hour ago (80+ words) A bat tested positive for rabies, Cook County officials announced Thursday. A bat tested positive for rabies in Oak Lawn, Cook County officials announced. The bat was found in the 9800 block of South Pulaski Road, officials announced Thursday. Pet owners…...