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.

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 ...

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.

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

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 ...

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 ...

One of the most rare and endangered dragonflies in Illinois is getting a lifeline at the Brookfield Zoo, which is among several local institutions raising another species of animal that could help ...

See this iconic band, +LIVE+ at Brookfield Zoo Chicago's premier summer concert series. The concert supports animal care and conservation.

WASHINGTON — Brookfield Zoo Chicago is mourning the sudden death of its four-day-old bottlenose dolphin calf. The male bottlenose dolphin was the first born at the facility in over a decade.

Nation World Newborn dolphin at Brookfield Zoo Chicago dies suddenly The calf was being carefully monitored by zoo staff and appeared healthy until things took a turn on Wednesday.