5+ hour, 43+ min ago  (263+ words) At George Washington Elementary in Keokuk, first grade students watched as freshly hatched baby chicks carefully walked around on the run in their classroom. Incubated eggs start to crack open, revealing fluffy chicks. After learning each week about the life…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago  (706+ words) When I read Julie Nickell's half-page article in the Daily Democrat (Friday, April 24) about Golden Manes of Valor, a mini horse ranch in Oquawka, Ill. , it sounded like the perfect solution to my granddaughter Teddy's big problem. She was 5 1/2 years old…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (244+ words) Donna Naderhoff and Max the Schnauzer at the dog therapy demonstration on April 11, in Warsaw, Illinois. Donna Naderhoff demonstrating a massage technique on Max, who enjoyed the attention and the care. A Hearts of Hancock board member, Naderhoff led the…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (378+ words) The day began with a chilly, overcast morning walk along the Mississippi River, led by Audubon guide Brian "Fox" Ellis. The 15 participants spotted an array of birds, including sparrows, red-winged blackbirds, an oriole nest, ducks, pelicans and woodpeckers. Roxanne Puga's…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (56+ words) Fatou, the world's oldest gorilla living in captivity, celebrated her 69th birthday with a feast Monday, munching on cherry tomatoes, beets, leeks and lettuce at the Berlin Zoo. Fatou, the world's oldest gorilla living in captivity, celebrated her 69th birthday with a…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago  (539+ words) Bullfrog in duckweed. (Jerry Nordstrum via Iowa DNR) Volunteers with Iowa's frog and toad survey have been collecting important information for more than 35 years, documenting population trends, identifying places with data gaps, and how changing land use and fluctuating levels…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (618+ words) BJ Abston, who, along with his family, discovered this bald eagle, along Mississippi River Road on Wednesday, volunteered to drive the injured animal to the Wildthunder Wildlife, Animal Rehabilitation and Sanctuary in Independence, Iowa, to have its injuries cared for....

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (46+ words) Daily Gate City Scientists have captured one of the most detailed observations of a sperm whale birth ever recorded in the wild. This rare insight shows how the deep diving marine mammals reproduce and interact socially....

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (117+ words) WARSAW, Poland (AP) " Warsaw Zoo has created a new emergency drop-off system that gets injured birds treated fast. When a Warsaw resident brings in a wounded bird and places it in a metal box at the zoo entrance, nearby vets…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (451+ words) Ed Kircher (standing, to the right) speaks to a crowd alongside his wife, Tammi Kircher (standing, to the left) during the duo's presentation about the work of Ducks Unlimited during the Lee County Conservation Center's O. W. L. S. program in Montrose on Wednesday,…...