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Punch the monkey is the world’s newest emotional support icon
1+ hour, 57+ min ago (247+ words) Punch the monkey has quickly become the internet's latest obsession. Punch, a baby macaque in the Ichikawa City Zoo, Japan, was reportedly rejected by his mother shortly after birth, a rare but not unheard-of occurrence among primates. That heartbreaking detail…...
While not native, this cunning predator has called Ohio home for more than a century
4+ day, 23+ hour ago (599+ words) Years ago, let's say late 1990s, I was taking an early spring morning walk on the edge of a fence line with my German Shorthaired Pointer, Eva. When a coyote popped out in front of us, maybe 60 yards from me and…...
Here is why you should spay or neuter your pet this month
2+ week, 3+ day ago (208+ words) As it's Spay and Neuter Awareness Month, the Montgomery County Animal Resource Center encourages all pet owners to support animal welfare and reduce pet homelessness. The animal resource center said spaying and neutering pets is a cornerstone of responsible pet…...
Cat rescued from 2-day treetop perch
2+ week, 6+ day ago (100+ words) Cat rescued from 2-day treetop perch'Dayton Daily News A Tipp City Fire & EMS squad was called to rescue a cat stuck high up in a tree for two days. Using a bucket ladder to reach it, firefighters were able to…...
Trained red-tailed hawk missing after enclosure broken at Darke County park
3+ week, 18+ hour ago (266+ words) A trained red-tailed hawk is missing after someone broke open an enclosure at a Darke County park. The Darke County Parks District said on social media that at some point between 5 p.m. Tuesday and 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, one of their mews was defaced…...
Move over, groundhog: Hedgehog will test its shadow at Boonshoft Museum
3+ week, 6+ day ago (139+ words) The Boonshoft Museum of Discovery is gearing up for Hedgehog Day, a nod to Groundhog Day, Monday, Feb. 2. In the museum lobby at 10 a.m. sharp, Walnut the Hedgehog will make her annual prediction about whether we can expect an early spring…...
Ohio’s nocturnal wildlife on display at Krohn Conservatory’s ‘Moonlight Menagerie’
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (243+ words) Within Cincinnati's Eden Park, guests can find the Krohn Conservatory, one of the largest public greenhouses in the country. Built in 1933, the art deco-styled structure is home to more than 3,500 plant species from a variety of climates. Alongside its usual…...
MeowZa Cat Boutique opens in Centerville
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (337+ words) Credit: David Sherman, Video Producer/Editor | Michael Kurtz, Reporter The Humane Society of Greater Dayton's MeowZa Cat Boutique has a new home in Centerville's Cross Pointe Shopping Center. Now located directly next to the Dayton Humane & Co., the society's resale…...
Bobcat spotted on Montgomery County trail camera
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (121+ words) A bobcat was captured on a trail camera in Montgomery County. A member of one of Five Rivers MetroParks" conservation programs spotted the bobcat on a camera in Twin Valley . "Seeing one suggests that the Twin Valley is providing the…...
Trail camera captures bobcat in Twin Valley
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (16+ words) Trail camera captures bobcat in Twin Valley'Dayton Daily News Trail camera captures bobcat in Twin Valley...