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Maggie, Brookfield Zoo’s 54-year-old orangutan, dies
A 54-year-old orangutan at the Brookfield Zoo died Friday after a series of health problems. Maggie, who lived at the zoo since 1995, was euthanized after showing “a gradual decline in her health, as...
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Photos: Wolf puppies at Brookfield Zoo
Three one-month-old wolf puppies born at Brookfield Zoo on April 25 have recently emerged from the den and can be seen at the Regenstein Wolf Woods habitat.
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Monday Letters: Shedd and Brookfield deserve honors
The Shedd Aquarium and Brookfield Zoo are the first institutions in the United States to receive humane certification and merited appreciation from wildlife experts of the American Humane Association....
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Help name the Brookfield Zoo’s Mexican gray wolf puppies
The Brookfield Zoo is asking for the public to take a break from Fourth of July festivities and help decide the names of its three Mexican gray wolf puppies. Gallery The Chicago Zoological Society has...
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Steinberg: Zoo’s eldest resident, Cookie the cockatoo, dead at 83
He was crusty, a curmudgeon, as only the elderly can be. Sometimes he would shriek. While he did tolerate certain people, others he just wanted to bite. “If he didn’t like you, he let you know it,”...
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2-week-old orangutan makes debut at Brookfield Zoo
A baby Bornean orangutan born just before Christmas made her debut Tuesday at the Brookfield Zoo. The inquisitive eyes of young orangutans Kecil (left) and Kekasih look at the new addition to the...
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Joint-replacement pioneer Dr. Jorge O. Galante eased patient pain
Dr. Jorge Galante had a gorilla of a case when he chaired the orthopedic surgery department at Rush University Medical Center. Though renowned for his work on humans, in 1986 he reported to Brookfield...
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Reindeer ‘Bunny’ gives birth at Brookfield Zoo just before Easter
A reindeer aptly named “Bunny” has given birth to a fawn just days before Easter at Brookfield Zoo. The male fawn was born Wednesday morning and only weighs about seven pounds, according to a statement...
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Double the otter trouble: Twin pups born at Brookfield Zoo
Brookfield Zoo welcomed twin North American river otter pups recently, the first-ever births among the species in the west suburban zoo’s history. The pups, a male and a female, were born Feb. 23 to...
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Photos: Sea Lion Pups at Brookfield Zoo
Two California sea lion pups were born at Brookfield Zoo on June 4 and 11. Photos by Jim Schulz/Chicago Zoological Society
View ArticleGreat-grandmother giraffe Mithra euthanized at Brookfield Zoo
A great-grandmother giraffe, the matriarch of the herd at Brookfield Zoo, has been euthanized after 25 years at the west suburban zoo. At age 27, Mithra was one of the oldest giraffes in an accredited...
View ArticleHit-and-run driver struck couple leaving Brookfield Zoo, ran off
Police are searching for the driver who crashed a vehicle into a family driving home from Holiday Magic at Brookfield Zoo Saturday night and then ran off. At 8:24 p.m. Saturday, the head-on crash...
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Oldest male polar bear in North America dies at Brookfield Zoo
Aussie, the oldest male polar bear in North America, was euthanized Friday at Brookfield Zoo. Aussie was born at Adelaide Zoo in Australia in June 1985. | Chicago Zoological Society At 32 years old,...
View ArticlePhotos: Brookfield Zoo animals play in the snow
Brookfield Zoo animals were provided with repurposed Christmas trees for some fun in the snow. Photos by Jim Schulz/Chicago Zoological Society
View ArticlePhotos: Gray Seal Pup Born at Brookfield Zoo
It wasn’t gold, frankincense or myrrh, but the Brookfield Zoo got its own gift the day after Christmas: the birth of a gray seal pup. The male pup was born Dec. 26 to 13-year-old Lily, the west...
View ArticlePenguin chick born at Brookfield Zoo
A sure sign of spring: just before Valentine’s Day, a penguin chick hatched at the Brookfield Zoo. The male Humboldt penguin hatched on Feb. 12, the west suburban zoo announced Wednesday. He does not...
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Reindeer fawn born one day after Easter at Brookfield Zoo
She was a little late to come in an Easter basket, but a reindeer fawn was born the day after the springtime holiday at the Brookfield Zoo. Bunny gave birth to the female fawn just after noon Monday,...
View ArticleBrookfield Zoo rhino gets a CT scan
A rhinoceros at Brookfield Zoo has undergone what’s believed to be the first CT scan performed on the species. It was no easy task. Layla is 7 1/2 years old and 2,300 pounds. Zoo officials say the scan...
View ArticleBrookfield Zoo welcomes new baby gorilla
Visitors to the Brookfield Zoo can now experience the rare sight of a mother gorilla caring for her newborn baby. The Chicago Zoological Society, which runs the suburban zoo, confirmed the birth of a...
View ArticleAhead of National Zookeeper Week, 2 Brookfield Zoo staffers talk about the work
As National Zookeeper Week is set to kick off on July 15, two employees at Brookfield Zoo recently sat down with the Chicago Sun-Times to describe their jobs as the first line of defense for wild...
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Arnieta Kurtz, Brookfield Zoo volunteer who had a giraffe named for her, dies
As a Brookfield Zoo volunteer for 46 years, Arnieta Kurtz gave so much of herself that the zoo named a newborn giraffe for her. Born in 2007, Arnieta the giraffe grew from 4 feet to 15 feet, is still...
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‘Severely disoriented’ woman, 84, crashes vehicle inside Brookfield Zoo: police
A “severely disoriented” 84-year-old woman crashed her vehicle Thursday evening inside the Brookfield Zoo, according to Riverside police. Authorities received 911 phone calls at 9:23 p.m. that the...
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Whoopers, zoo eagle, climate change/birds, record buck: Notes, Chicago outdoors
Notes from around Chicago outdoors. FIELD NOTES WILD OF THE WEEK Kelly Tone of the Chicago Zoological Society photographed this bald eagle (below) near the Mexican Wolves exhibit at Brookfield Zoo. It...
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