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Took Mate With Him in Death.

Thursday, July 21, 2011
Published in the Waukegan Daily Sun, Waukegan, Illinois on Thursday, December 1, 1921

     For many years a pair of swans lived on the lakes in the grounds of Meldrum house, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. One day the male swan, who was getting lame and evidently feeling his age, while sailing along with his mate, seized hold of her head and held her under the water until she died. Shortly […]

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Nearly Slain By a Swan.

Thursday, July 21, 2011
Published in the lake County Independent, Libertyville, Illinois on Friday, May 3, 1901

Four-Year-Old Boy Comes to Grief at Minneapolis.      A remarkable battle which almost resulted in a tragedy was fought at Loring park, Minneapolis, when little Harry Carson, after fighting with a swan, was saved only by the timely efforts of a physician. Harry, who is only 4 years of age, was playing with the swans, […]

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Friendships of Animals.

Saturday, July 9, 2011
Published in the Lake County Independent, Libertyville, Illinois on Friday, November 6, 1903

Queer Cases of Attachments Formed in Large Zoological Gardens.      Among the strange features of life in a large zoo are the unexpected and at times amusing friendships that spring up between animals of altogether dissimilar habits and natures, says London Tit-Bits. Out at the National zoo two rhesus monkeys have formed a warm friendship […]

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