Behind the scenes at the Brookfield Zoo, five spider monkeys are preparing to make their public debut this summer. Their journey began more than a year ago when they were confiscated from smugglers at ...

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Brookfield Zoo Chicago is celebrating its newest resident as it opens its gates for the weekend, welcoming the birth of a bottlenose dolphin for the first time since 2014. According to a press release ...

BROOKFIELD, Ill. (WLS) -- Chicagoans weren't the only ones enjoying the spring-like weather this weekend! Many of the animals at the Brookfield Zoo soaked in the warmth of the sun. King, the resident ...

Brookfield Zoo Chicago is welcoming new and returning species while saying goodbye to old ones. Amelia Gray, the newest polar bear at Brookfield Zoo Chicago, made her debut on Wednesday. The ...

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A white-bellied pangolin pup was born last month at the Brookfield Zoo Chicago. The scaly endangered mammal is the newest addition to the 13 pangolins in the zoo’s care. The pangolin is one of the ...

The zoo's veterinary team uses scans to monitor animal health. In the spooky spirit for Halloween, the zoo shared skeletal snapshots of some of the zoo's wildest residents. Native only to Puerto Rico, ...

CHICAGO — A bottlenose dolphin at a Chicago zoo gave birth to a calf early Saturday morning with the help of a fellow mom, in a successful birth recorded on video by zoo staff. The dolphin calf was ...