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What's up, Chicago? I'm Erin Allen Allen and this is Curious City.

In our last episode, we learned about some of the out of place animals that have been found in Chicago,

including a peacock, an alligator and a 20-pound vervet monkey.

Today we're asking a related question. What happens when those animals get sick?

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