http://www.examiner.com/x-13869-Chicago-Animal-Examiner?cid=exrss-Chicago-Animal-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:49:41 -0700 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:21:38 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-13869-Chicago-Animal-Examiner~y2009m11d22-Legendary-Animals-of-Christmas?cid=exrss-Chicago-Animal-Examiner In Christian Holiday Lore, Fauna Have Special Places,  by Jill Stefko, republished with permission from the author and first published on suite101.com The donkey, ox, tabby cat, robin, stork, bee and spider each have their own legends. Re... Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:21:38 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-13869-Chicago-Animal-Examiner~y2009m11d22-Legendary-Animals-of-Christmas?cid=exrss-Chicago-Animal-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-13869-Chicago-Animal-Examiner~y2009m11d20-Snow-critters?cid=exrss-Chicago-Animal-Examiner Some of our feathery and furry friends have the word snow as part of their name. We haven't had the "white stuff" in the Chicago area as yet but it will be here soon. For two of the animals I discuss here, I was very fortunate t... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:47:38 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-13869-Chicago-Animal-Examiner~y2009m11d20-Snow-critters?cid=exrss-Chicago-Animal-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-13869-Chicago-Animal-Examiner~y2009m11d17-Traveling-with-your-pets?cid=exrss-Chicago-Animal-Examiner If you are planning to do some Holiday traveling with your furry friends, The American Humane Association has 10 sure-fire tips to increase your awareness associated with traveling that can minimize stress to you and your pets when you take t... Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:26:55 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-13869-Chicago-Animal-Examiner~y2009m11d17-Traveling-with-your-pets?cid=exrss-Chicago-Animal-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-13869-Chicago-Animal-Examiner~y2009m11d16-Animals-and-the-Holidays?cid=exrss-Chicago-Animal-Examiner Animals have played a significant role in Holiday tradition for a very long time. Of course, one of the first things that comes to mind in the  Christian faith is the Nativity scene. Each year mangers are displayed on the lawns... Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:26:48 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-13869-Chicago-Animal-Examiner~y2009m11d16-Animals-and-the-Holidays?cid=exrss-Chicago-Animal-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-13869-Chicago-Animal-Examiner~y2009m11d10-You-can-be-a-hero-for-a-hero?cid=exrss-Chicago-Animal-Examiner Lincoln Park Zoo hosts bone marrow registry for a firefighter in need The Lincoln Park Zoo is inviting Chicagoans to be a "hero to a hero" by joining in the bone marrow registry. Joining the registry is free and you can truly sa... Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:11:02 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-13869-Chicago-Animal-Examiner~y2009m11d10-You-can-be-a-hero-for-a-hero?cid=exrss-Chicago-Animal-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-13869-Chicago-Animal-Examiner~y2009m11d7-Lets-talk-turkey?cid=exrss-Chicago-Animal-Examiner Did you know that our majestic national symbol, the bald eagle, almost lost that prestigious honor to none other than the wild turkey? It's true. Benjamin Franklin wanted the wild turkey to grace that position. The modern day domestic... Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:05:16 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-13869-Chicago-Animal-Examiner~y2009m11d7-Lets-talk-turkey?cid=exrss-Chicago-Animal-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-13869-Chicago-Animal-Examiner~y2009m11d6-Penguin-polar-bear-party?cid=exrss-Chicago-Animal-Examiner Penguins and polar bears are really cool, in more ways than one. You can discover just how cool these sea birds are by attending Lincoln Park Zoo's Penguin and Polar Bear Parties Friday evenings December 4th (polar bea... Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:38:47 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-13869-Chicago-Animal-Examiner~y2009m11d6-Penguin-polar-bear-party?cid=exrss-Chicago-Animal-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-13869-Chicago-Animal-Examiner~y2009m11d4-Animal-Humane-gives-emergency-grant-after-devastating-fire?cid=exrss-Chicago-Animal-Examiner A devastating fire ravaged Centex Humane Society's Second Chance Animal Shelter on November 1, in Killeen, Texas. The fire killed more than one hundred animals at the shelter. None of them were burned but at least one third succumed ... Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:07:00 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-13869-Chicago-Animal-Examiner~y2009m11d4-Animal-Humane-gives-emergency-grant-after-devastating-fire?cid=exrss-Chicago-Animal-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-13869-Chicago-Animal-Examiner~y2009m11d4-Lincoln-Park-Zoo-hosts-its-15th-annual-winter-festival?cid=exrss-Chicago-Animal-Examiner If you have never been to Lincoln Park Zoo's annual holiday winter festival event, bring the whole family, or your significant other, etc., to the" zoo by the lake," beginning November 27th, on Friday, Saturday an... Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:49:12 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-13869-Chicago-Animal-Examiner~y2009m11d4-Lincoln-Park-Zoo-hosts-its-15th-annual-winter-festival?cid=exrss-Chicago-Animal-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-13869-Chicago-Animal-Examiner~y2009m10d29-Chupacabra-the-goat-sucker?cid=exrss-Chicago-Animal-Examiner Stories continue to fascinate most of us concerning the chupacabra, or goat sucker, as the word translates from Spanish. It seems every new story only adds to the mystery. The first reported sighting reportedly occured in P... Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:51:08 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-13869-Chicago-Animal-Examiner~y2009m10d29-Chupacabra-the-goat-sucker?cid=exrss-Chicago-Animal-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-13869-Chicago-Animal-Examiner~y2009m10d29-Rumble-in-the-Jungle-at-Lincoln-Park-Zoo?cid=exrss-Chicago-Animal-Examiner Start off your New Year like an animal; or better yet, meet the real animals up close, and of course, bring the entire family. Besides the opportunity of meeting some of the zoo's resident animal ambassadors, the fun-filled even... Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:43:12 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-13869-Chicago-Animal-Examiner~y2009m10d29-Rumble-in-the-Jungle-at-Lincoln-Park-Zoo?cid=exrss-Chicago-Animal-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-13869-Chicago-Animal-Examiner~y2009m10d28-Memphis-animal-shelter-raided?cid=exrss-Chicago-Animal-Examiner Reports of unsanitary conditions, overcrowding, sick & vicious animals It is reported that some ugly and unfortunate incidents of alleged abuse were discovered at the City of Memphis Animal Shelter in Shelby County, Tennessee.&nb... Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:04:20 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-13869-Chicago-Animal-Examiner~y2009m10d28-Memphis-animal-shelter-raided?cid=exrss-Chicago-Animal-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-13869-Chicago-Animal-Examiner~y2009m10d25-Wintering-birds-coping-with-the-cold?cid=exrss-Chicago-Animal-Examiner I remember as a little kid during the winter, when I was outside or looking outside through a window of our warm apartment, watching the birds fluffing up their feathers and hopping around searching for food. I just couldn't believe that ... Sun, 25 Oct 2009 14:20:05 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-13869-Chicago-Animal-Examiner~y2009m10d25-Wintering-birds-coping-with-the-cold?cid=exrss-Chicago-Animal-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-13869-Chicago-Animal-Examiner~y2009m10d24-These-fish-are-for-rEEL?cid=exrss-Chicago-Animal-Examiner Conclusion: the animal migration series There would be very few of us, I'd venture to say, that would think of "eels" when we ponder animal migration, but the migration and life cycle of the American and European eel is a fa... Sat, 24 Oct 2009 12:55:53 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-13869-Chicago-Animal-Examiner~y2009m10d24-These-fish-are-for-rEEL?cid=exrss-Chicago-Animal-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-13869-Chicago-Animal-Examiner~y2009m10d18-Flight-of-the-condoramong-others?cid=exrss-Chicago-Animal-Examiner Part V of the animal migration series The timing and response in migration are generally dictated by genetic control. The length of daylight is the primary environmental cue for migration, which is, in turn, related to hormonal changes. The pi... Sun, 18 Oct 2009 15:27:15 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-13869-Chicago-Animal-Examiner~y2009m10d18-Flight-of-the-condoramong-others?cid=exrss-Chicago-Animal-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-13869-Chicago-Animal-Examiner~y2009m10d17-War-ravaged-region-sees-massive-resurgence-in-animal-migration?cid=exrss-Chicago-Animal-Examiner Part IV in the animal migration series Within the past 1-2 years, the South Sudan has witnessed an unprecedented and unexpected animal mass migration phenomenon. Literally thousands upon thousands of animals are not only surviving, but thrivin... Sat, 17 Oct 2009 13:04:21 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-13869-Chicago-Animal-Examiner~y2009m10d17-War-ravaged-region-sees-massive-resurgence-in-animal-migration?cid=exrss-Chicago-Animal-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-13869-Chicago-Animal-Examiner~y2009m10d11-Wildebeest-across-the-Serengeti?cid=exrss-Chicago-Animal-Examiner Part III in the animal migration seriesThe great Serengeti wildebeest migration documents and follows the movement of immense numbers of these animals, moving alongside vast herds of zebra, Grants and Thompsons' gazelle (the Grants the larger of the ... Sun, 11 Oct 2009 10:14:54 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-13869-Chicago-Animal-Examiner~y2009m10d11-Wildebeest-across-the-Serengeti?cid=exrss-Chicago-Animal-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-13869-Chicago-Animal-Examiner~y2009m10d6-A-whale-of-a-song?cid=exrss-Chicago-Animal-Examiner Part II in the animal migration seriesThe whale that sings. Most of the footage we see of whales has to be the humpback; those characteristic long and narrow, paddle-like flippers and the magnificent show the humpback whales perform wh... Tue, 06 Oct 2009 15:27:06 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-13869-Chicago-Animal-Examiner~y2009m10d6-A-whale-of-a-song?cid=exrss-Chicago-Animal-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-13869-Chicago-Animal-Examiner~y2009m10d5-News-Release-from-the-American-Humane-Association?cid=exrss-Chicago-Animal-Examiner  The following article was written for release by the American Humane Association:The U.S. Supreme Court Should Uphold Federal Law Prohibiting Depictions of Actual Cruelty to Animals for Commercial GainDenver, Colo. October 5, 200... Mon, 05 Oct 2009 16:54:00 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-13869-Chicago-Animal-Examiner~y2009m10d5-News-Release-from-the-American-Humane-Association?cid=exrss-Chicago-Animal-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-13869-Chicago-Animal-Examiner~y2009m10d4-Are-we-there-yet-animal-migrations?cid=exrss-Chicago-Animal-Examiner This is the first installment in a series on "animal migrations," from insects and invertebrates to whales and wildebeests.Introduction: Webster's New World Dictionary and Thesaurus, 2nd edition, defines migrate as 1) to sett... Sun, 04 Oct 2009 15:41:57 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-13869-Chicago-Animal-Examiner~y2009m10d4-Are-we-there-yet-animal-migrations?cid=exrss-Chicago-Animal-Examiner