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Two young okapi, cousins to the giraffe, are new additions to the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore
Two young okapi, an African forest mammal that looks like a cross between a giraffe and a zebra, have taken up residence in the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore's giraffe house.
The two okapi are half-brothers, on loan from the Dallas Zoo. Askari (ahz-kar-ee)...Tags: Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Endangered Species, Maryland Zoo Baltimore, Conservation
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Stingray Touch exhibit opens for summer at Shedd Aquarium
The surprise isn't that the Shedd Aquarium now has an exhibit where visitors can touch stingrays as they glide by, but rather that the most popular aquarium in the U.S. hasn't had one before now. Usually called something like Stingray Bay or Stingray...
Tags: Uptown, Shedd Aquarium
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Child's body found in Des Plaines River
A Westchester man who spent weeks searching the Des Plaines River found what likely is the body of a missing child allegedly slain by his mother and her boyfriend April 15, authorities said Tuesday. Robert Larson, 47, said he was paddling his kayak just...
Tags: Riverside (Cook, Illinois), Maywood (Cook, Illinois)
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Sloth bear cubs at Brookfield now on view
After a courtship beginning in fall 2011, two sloth bears at Brookfield Zoo are now the parents of a pair of cubs, which have begun to make public appearances. The cubs, a male and a female, were born Jan. 20, and spent their first few months in a den...
Tags: Wildlife, Endangered Species, Capron, Conservation
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Get Out
Come to the garden The Garden Conservancy's Open Days Program launches its 2013 season of private gardens open for public viewing with the "Beauty Without Boundaries" garden, on display, rain or shine, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, April 28 at 1130...
Tags: Paleontology
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River Forest, Riverside clean up after deluge
Communities in western Cook County are still cleaning up this week from a rainfall that left some streets and homes flooded. Some areas saw five inches or more of rain, and the Des Plaines River overflowed wreaking havoc on some River Forest and...
Tags: Rivers, Riverside (Cook, Illinois), Floods, River Forest, Pat Quinn
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Weatherbeaten
Where is that Noah guy when we need him? An ark would have come in handy to get to and from work on Thursday, with expressways closed, streets flooded and abandoned vehicles strewn about the region with water up to their windshields. Enough with the...
Tags: Chicago Transit Authority
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Chicago floods: Evacuations, sandbagging as river levels rise
After wreaking havoc on the morning commute, closing schools and prompting scattered evacuations, the massive storm that dumped upwards of a half-foot of rain on parts of the Chicago area overnight is expected to continue throughout the day, with flooding...
Tags: Natural Disasters, Des Plaines, Libertyville, Long Term Care, Union Pacific Corporation
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Chicago floods: A rising tide of woe
As water from a savage spring storm began to recede from roadways, easing up on commuters whose Thursday morning drives were the stuff of nightmares, swollen rivers across the Chicago area threatened a second day of flooding and woe. State officials...
Tags: Elmhurst, American Red Cross, Long Term Care, Downers Grove, Nursing
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Brookfield Zoo closes Thursday
Tribune reporterBrookfield Zoo is closed Thursday because of weather conditions. The Chicago Zoological Society, which manages the zoo, announced the closing because of Thursday morning's severe storm and flooding. The zoo will be staffed to take care of the animals... -
Dinosaur exhibit not extinct at Brookfield Zoo
The Brookfield Zoo's "Dinosaurs – Alive!" exhibit may have disappeared in 2009, but it's not extinct. Updated and improved, the exhibit featuring animatronic dinosaurs returns on Saturday and features the ever-popular T. rex and stegosaurus plus...
Tags: Paleontology
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