Why Are The Cicadas So Loud And Chicago’s Livestock

Curious City

WBEZ Chicago

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4.8 • 642 Ratings

🗓️ 16 September 2021

⏱️ 15 minutes

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The cicadas seem really loud this year around one listener’s home. But are they louder than usual? Are there more of them? Producer Jason Marck finds out the answers. Plus, can you really keep pigs, goats, chickens and other livestock in your backyard in Chicago?

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0:00.0	Hey, it's Curious City producer Jason Mark, and on this week's episode, we're taking on a couple of questions about animals.
0:12.2	Yeah, cicada, sure. We've all heard the noise.
0:17.0	It can feel like it never, ever stops.
0:21.9	But one listener wants to know, are there actually more of them this year?
0:29.6	And speaking of noise, goats, chickens, pigs?
0:34.6	I have 14 chickens and two goats at the moment, and you never know what might come next.
0:40.9	Can you really have livestock in Chicago?
0:45.2	Like as many animals as you want?
0:48.2	Reporter Monica Eng tracks down the answer.
0:51.0	All of that coming up.
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1:30.4	The noise is ear splitting.
1:33.3	It starts early in the morning.
1:35.3	It goes until late at night and it has gone on for months.
1:38.9	That's Curious City listener Amy Felt and she's got a situation.
1:45.3	It's just this constant sound.
1:48.1	That's just this backdrop.
1:49.8	And it never changes.
1:51.3	The pitch is the same.
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