Published Thursday May 09 2013 7:30 am. Tags: Arlington Heights Garden Club, butterfly, Monarch butterfly
On Monday, May 20 at 7:00 pm, the Arlington Heights Garden Club will host the program, “The Monarch Butterfly: An Astonishing Creature” by Diane Hunter. The presentation will be held at the Arlington Heights Memorial Library in the Hendrickson room. The program begins at 8 pm. Diane goes into detail about the monarch butterfly and [...]
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Published Tuesday April 30 2013 8:48 am. Tags: hunting rats, New York City, rat
Trudy Kawami, Rat Hunter, explains how a group of ‘rat hunters’ hit the streets of Manhattan to help tackle the city’s rodent problem with the help of their sharp-nosed dogs. Small Game techniques of Dachshunds and Terrier bred for capture of small game are used to help keep the city streets clean in New York [...]
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Published Saturday April 27 2013 6:54 pm.
VIDEO: Spectators and at least one marshal at the Zurich Classic were startled when an alligator, estimated to be about 12 feet, spent some of the afternoon sunning itself on the left side of the 12th fairway. An alligator with one leg missing comes over to visit a marshal sitting on a golf cart at [...]
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Published Wednesday March 06 2013 12:20 pm. Tags: Arlington Heights Garden Club Scholarship, Arlington Heights Garden Club Scholarship Award, garden club, garden club scholarship, scholarship
Each year the Arlington Heights Garden Club tries to award at least one $1500 academic scholarship to assist local students. Applications for the Arlington Heights Garden Club Scholarship Award are due on May 1st, with recipients announced by mid-June. Primary consideration is given to applicants pursuing study in the fields of landscape architecture, horticulture, [...]
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Published Wednesday February 27 2013 2:57 pm. Tags: Great White Shark, shark, shark attack, shark video
A shark, possibly 14 feet long, killed a swimmer near a popular New Zealand beach while more sharks swarmed the area on Wednesday. The shark rolled and disappeared with the man in his jaws after police attempting to save the man fired gunshots at the enormous predator. A shark, most likely a Great White Shark, [...]
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Published Wednesday February 27 2013 2:28 pm. Tags: goat rescue, pig, Television, TV
Bystander video of a pig nudging a goat in a pond at petting zoo. Remember when a YouTube user published a video that captures a pig rescuing a screaming goat — floundering in an unknown United States petting zoo. The pig appears to simply nudge the goat to shore, and both walk safely on land. [...]
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Published Saturday February 23 2013 4:09 am. Tags: Great White Shark, shark
GoPro: A Blonde and a Great White Shark. Apparently if you can do this with an HD HERO2® camera, you can do anything with the camera. Join freediver Ocean Ramsey as she shares a quiet moment with a Great White Shark. Ranked first in having the most attacks on humans, sharks, however, do not prefer [...]
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Published Sunday February 10 2013 9:26 am. Tags: BundefineduundefinedfundefinedfundefinedaundefinedlundefinedoundefinedGundefinedrundefinedoundefinedvundefinedeundefinedBundefineduundefinedfundefinedfundefinedaundefinedlundefinedoundefinedGundefined
Buffalo Grove police received a report about 8:54 AM Sunday of an animal complaint near Burnt Ember Lane and Checker Drive, Buffalo Grove. Police received a report that two coyotes appeared to be stuck or tied together. The caller stated the coyotes appeared to be agitated and trying to pull apart from each other. The [...]
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Published Wednesday February 06 2013 9:50 am. Tags: Arlington Heights Police Department, coyote, coyote sighting
Coyote sighted at Memory Gardens Cemetery on East Euclid Avenue in Arlington Heights on Saturday, November 20, 2010. Compare to the appearance of a fox in the video below. General reports of animal sightings without threatening behavior do not require emergency calls to 911. Arlington Heights Animal Wardens can be contacted for coyote sightings and [...]
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Published Thursday January 10 2013 8:54 am. Tags: moose, moose charge, Sugarbush, Vermont
Moose at Sugarbush, Vermont chasing skier. The person being chased is an adult approximately six feet tall. Sugarbush Resort is located in the Mad River Valley in Warren, Vermont, and is one of the largest ski resorts in New England. The resort encompasses more than 4000 acres total, with 578 skiable acres, and 53 miles [...]
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Published Wednesday January 09 2013 4:42 pm. Tags: jaguar, Milwaukee Zoo
The Milwaukee County Zoo has its first jaguar cubs since 1975. The cubs’ father was born in the wild and he’s bringing new genes that will help sustain the population over next 100 years. Two jaguar cubs were born November 13, 2012 at the Milwaukee County Zoo. Their father was born in the wild, so [...]
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Published Tuesday January 08 2013 11:49 am.
A boat full of whale watching passengers witnesses thousands of dolphins near Dana Point, California. A huge pod of about 1,000 Common Dolphins stampeded off the coast of Dana Point, California, like a herd of wild horses. A dolphin stampede has been observed twice recently, but is believed to be very rare. The line of [...]
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