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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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Second dolphin calf dies at National Aquarium
Animal trainer Deirdre Weadock has worked at the National Aquarium long enough to have seen her share of life and death, but she'll tell you this has been the roughest week of her career.
Losing one dolphin, then another, within days.
"You can't...Tags: Inner Harbor, Nursing, Medical Specialization, National Aquarium Baltimore
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Sprinkled with history
TRAER, Iowa — It all began with a trip to the Brookfield Zoo. As she was getting ready to leave, Ruth Rasmussen eyed a salt and pepper shaker set, shaped like coffeepots, but with a bear and the zoo's name embossed on the front.
"I just picked it...Tags: Trips and Vacations, Salt, Hobbies, Diana, Princess of Wales, Charles, Prince of Wales
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Brookfield Zoo vets using 3D imaging on animals
Brookfield Zoo in suburban Chicago is using 3D imaging in its animal hospital to help veterinarians treat animals. Zoo officials say the digital radiology scans recently helped a 17-year-old aardvark named Hoover. The scans revealed that a hole from a... -
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Adler Planetarium 1300 S. Lake Shore Drive; 312-922-7827, adlerplanetarium.org America's first planetarium has one of the world's greatest collections of antique astronomical instruments. One of those is the fully restored Gemini 12 spacecraft flown...Tags: L (movie), The Holocaust (1934-1945), Tourism and Leisure, Architecture, Marshall Field
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Chicago Zoological Society Partners with Girl Scouts to Help Girls Reach Goals in Anniversary Year
TribLocal - ElmhurstA partnership between Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana and the Chicago Zoological Society, which manages Brookfield Zoo, encourages people to celebrate the …... -
Niabi Zoo director steps down
UPDATED: Niabi Zoo assistant director Marc Heinzman was named acting director of the zoo until a permanent director is chosen.
After a little more than a year on the job, Mark Ryan is out as director of the Niabi Zoo.
Ryan’s resignation from...Tags: Manhattan (Will, Illinois), Forestry and Timber, Manhattan (New York City), Shedd Aquarium
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Elgin's Lords Park Zoo to get new bison fence
Supporters hope construction of a new fence for the lone bison that roams the Lords Park Zoo is the start of restoring the Elgin park to what it once was. Last week the City Council agreed to pay $52,048 to replace a rusted chain-link and barbed-wire...Tags: Animals
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Chicago's overall museum attendance holds steady
Despite the so-so economy, attendance at Chicago's museums and zoos, held steady last year.
Overall attendance at 14 area institutions was 14.4 million, virtually identical to the 2010 totals, according to the group Museums Work for Chicago.
Some...Tags: Adler Planetarium, Chicago Botanic Garden, Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum, Lincoln Park Zoo, Museums
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Lords Park Zoo supporters hope bison fence is new beginning
TribLocal - Elgin » NewsSupporters hope construction of a new fence for the lone bison that roams the Lords Park Zoo is the start of restoring the Elgin park …... -
January 24: Focus on Family - Cabin Fever Remedies
WGN NewsCabin Fever Remedies for Kids in Chicago Mom & Tot Bowling at Pinstripes Pinstripes is an upscale and sophisticated entertainment / dining facility where you can bowl or play bocce ball. There are two locations: in Northbrook and South Barrington. On...Tags: Naperville, Business, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Brookfield (Cook, Illinois), Wii
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World's rarest bat finds a place at San Diego Zoo park
Reporting from San Diego -- Pteropus rodricensis was hanging upside down, doing some squeaking. That's mostly his daily routine, with occasional breaks to eat slices of fruit.
He's primarily a dusk-and-night mammal. That's when members of his species...Tags: Bat (animal)
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