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barn

noun as in animal shelter

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“They hear the buzz of a drone and hide in barns or henhouses. Then, when the drone passes, they all come out,” he said.

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The pair, who are taking bookings for 2026, say they are looking at converting some of the other barns on the property into accommodation to enable whole wedding parties to stay.

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They bought a house on eight acres, and eventually expanded to nine other buildings, including a yoga studio, a wood shop, a barn and a garage.

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Years later, while studying rats in college, he went to extreme lengths to understand their behaviours - once he slept on the floor of a rat-infested barn to observe it first hand.

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Both pets and feral barn cats got sick after eating raw pet food that harbored the virus.

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