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Binti Jua, a Western Lowland Gorilla, rescued an unconscious 3-year-old boy who fell into the Brookfield Zoo's ape pit ...
Julianne Olivo, Director of Public Relations at Brookfield Zoo Chicago joins Lisa Dent to celebrate the zoo’s 91st birthday.
1934: When Brookfield Zoo opened to the public on this day, Cookie was there to greet the almost 60,000 visitors. And though the pink cockatoo was never “top banana” at the zoo, he outlived every ...
One of the most rare and endangered dragonflies in Illinois is getting a lifeline at the Brookfield Zoo, which is among ...
Brookfield Zoo's new Tropical Forests opens July 11, featuring free-roaming primates and a stunning waterfall, creating an ...
Explore Brookfield Zoo’s new Tropical Forests habitat with chimps, gorillas and kid-friendly rainforest adventures.
The dolphin was born last Saturday morning to mother Allie, 38, who gave birth to the calf just before 12:30 a.m.
A Chicago zoo has a pretty big flipping reason to be excited! Brookfield Zoo Chicago welcomed its first bottlenose dolphin ...
Brookfield Zoo Chicago hopes you'll go bananas over its new primate habitat, one of the largest in the nation. The zoo’s new James and Elizabeth Bramsen Tropical Forests habitat will open on July 11.
"We are deeply heartbroken to share the sudden loss of the four-day-old bottlenose dolphin calf, born early Saturday morning, ...
Brookfield Zoo’s role in rehabilitating confiscated animals dates back decades, due in part to its proximity to O’Hare, a key entry point.
Sheba, the new binturong, or bearcat, from the Brookfield Zoo in Chicago, is the newest animal to arrive at the Erie Zoo.