The polar bears at the Buffalo Zoo are kept comfortable in the hottest months of the year with climate controlled habitats and always-cool swimming pools.

Jackie Kostek takes you inside the new animals and programs at Brookfield Zoo Chicago. Gavin Newsom reacts as Trump admin pulls some National Guard troops from LA There’s a new ‘bonus’ tax ...

Jay Pratte talks to ciLiving host, Jaclyn Friedlander about doing work outside of the zoo for conservation efforts or doing work for specific animals like bears While zoos play a vital role in ...

The new “James & Elizabeth Bramsen Tropical Forests” outdoor primate complex at Brookfield Zoo Chicago opens to the public today. Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com ...

The new Tropical Forests primate habitat features an expanded space for the zoo’s first troop of bachelor gorillas and endangered black-handed spider monkeys rescued from wildlife trafficking.

You probably know polar bears as the big white animals roaming the Arctic, but there’s a lot about them that doesn’t make it into the usual stories. They deal with extreme cold, hunt in ways ...

Brookfield Zoo Chicago opened its new Tropical Forests primate habitat Friday, featuring an expanded space for the zoo’s first troop of bachelor gorillas and endangered black-handed spider ...

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on July 1, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. Weather records (from the ...

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on July 1, according to the Tribune’s archives.

Snow, the 17-year-old polar bear who died Labor Day at the Reid Park Zoo, suffered from an undiagnosed heart ailment, a zoo official announced last week at the same time ...

Explore Brookfield Zoo’s new Tropical Forests habitat with chimps, gorillas and kid-friendly rainforest adventures.