Brookfield Zoo's new Tropical Forests opens July 11, featuring free-roaming primates and a stunning waterfall, creating an ...

Brookfield Zoo announced Tuesday it has received a $40 million donation - the largest single private gift in the organization's history. The anonymous donation will support the ongoing ...

Brookfield Zoo is undertaking a massive project that includes expanding its habitats for primates and building a conservation center with a learning space for visitors, according to officials.

Two of Brookfield Zoo in Chicago's Borneo orangutans, Sophia, and her 6-year-old daughter, Heidi were taken on an Easter egg hunt over the holiday weekend by their animal care staff.

Gif: Courtesy of Brookfield Zoo Chicago Brookfield Zoo has relocated its gorillas to prepare them for their new $66 million habitat opening this summer. The big picture: At nearly three acres, the ...

Brookfield Zoo, located at 8400 31st St. in suburban Brookfield will hold free admission days Sundays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays through January and February of 2024, a press release said.

(CNN, Lynette Kleisner/CZS-Brookfield Zoo) Orangutans celebrated Easter at the Brookfield Zoo in Illinois with an Easter egg hunt over the weekend. Workers hid hard-boiled eggs around their enclosure.

BROOKFIELD, Ill. (CBS) --Animals at the Brookfield Zoo received some holiday cheer. ... Peanut, and Fisher, got gelatin and ice treats made with fish, and orangutans, ...

Brookfield Zoo is set to become home to two adult western lowland gorillas, Shango and Barney, who will form the first-ever bachelor troop at the zoo. The brothers will be joining other primates ...

Brookfield Zoo’s primates to get more room — inside and out — to swing, jump, run around The expansion of Tropic World is set to get underway in fall 2023 and be completed by 2025.

Brookfield Zoo’s role in rehabilitating confiscated animals dates back decades, due in part to its proximity to O’Hare, a key entry point.