Posted on 01/12/2020 5:43:34 PM PST by nickcarraway
A young boy had to be taken to the hospital Wednesday evening to treat wounds he suffered when a coyote attacked him outside the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum inside Lincoln Park.
Authorities are saying the 5-year-old boy was ambushed by the animal near the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum around 4 p.m., CBS Chicago reported.
After the attack, the coyote was seen vacating the area heading north.
The boy sustained “multiple” bite injuries – including at least one on his head – and was taken to Lurie Children’s Hospital for treatment. His condition has been confirmed as stable.
Twitter user, Xime Mendez, sent a CBS 2 reporter video of a seemingly wounded coyote limping down the sidewalk just blocks away from the museum – about a half-hour BEFORE the incident took place.
Xime Mendez @Ximex24 @CharlieDeMar spotted today, two blocks away from the zoo at Lincoln Park
Embedded video 8 4:46 PM - Jan 8, 2020 Twitter Ads info and privacy See Xime Mendez's other Tweets Adding to the oddities, there had been previous reports of several coyotes lurking the streets of the North Side, prompting Abraham Lincoln Elementary to cancel all outdoor activities for the day.
Lincoln Park High School was also placed on lockdown Thursday morning, according to Chicago Public Schools spokeswoman Emily Bolton.
Chicago Animal Care and Control is working alongside Chicago police with the investigation of the recent attacks and other coyote sightings in the last week.
CACC sent out a tweet on social media warning Chicagoans of coyote sightings around the city.
Wasn't their a similar incident last winter in Chicago?
I believe there was. Here in IL coyotes are classified as pests and can be shot anywhere hunting is legal. Which of course excludes all of Cook and the collar counties.
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No indication in that article if “treatment” means rabies shots.
A nephew of mine was recently helping out a distressed, lost dog and got bitten. The hospital wanted $12,000 for the rabies shots. He negotiated them down to $6,000.
Some actor said coyotes in a maga hat took his sandwhich
“He negotiated them down to $6,000.”
If he’d done it in Spanish he’d have gotten them for nothing.
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As long as the Coyote is happy... That is all that matters. Humans don’t count and deserve it..
LOL...maybe it’s not too late!
The liberals around here tell us we must learn to live with our coyote neighbors.
Bring Your Coyote To Work Day
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