20150325 - Live Animals (SN)

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Sarah Nader- snader@shawmedia.com A sloth is fed green beans while children take turns petting it during a presentation by the Flying Fox Conservation Fund at the Algonquin Area Public Library Wednesday, March 25, 2015. The presentation included visits by a sloth, armadillo, chinchilla, gecko and others.

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Sarah Nader- snader@shawmedia.com Brandon Schroeter (left), 5, of Algonquin backs a way from a chinchilla during a presentation by the Flying Fox Conservation Fund at the Algonquin Area Public Library Wednesday, March 25, 2015. The presentation included visits by a sloth, armadillo, chinchilla, gecko and others.

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Sarah Nader- snader@shawmedia.com A red-tailed boa constrictor dangles by his handlers feet during a presentation by the Flying Fox Conservation Fund at the Algonquin Area Public Library Wednesday, March 25, 2015. The presentation included visits by a sloth, armadillo, chinchilla, gecko and others.

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Sarah Nader- snader@shawmedia.com Summer Milostan of Carpentersville takes a closer look at an armadillo during a presentation by the Flying Fox Conservation Fund at the Algonquin Area Public Library Wednesday, March 25, 2015. The presentation included visits by a sloth, armadillo, chinchilla, gecko and others.

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Sarah Nader- snader@shawmedia.com Bailey Nestel (left), 7, of Barrington Hills and Amanda Larson of Barrington Hills pet a chinchilla during a presentation by the Flying Fox Conservation Fund at the Algonquin Area Public Library Wednesday, March 25, 2015. The presentation included visits by a sloth, armadillo, chinchilla, gecko and others.