Beginning Wednesday through Thursday (July 23-24), Brookfield Zoo Chicago invites locals to take advantage of $10 admission, in addition to 20% off all ice cream treats. To beat the heat, the zoo ...

Brookfield Zoo Chicago opened its new Tropical Forests primate habitat Friday, featuring an expanded space for the zoo’s ...

Anyone who had an internship before starting a career in their chosen profession understands the value of that hands-on ...

The Detroit Zoo has announced the birth of a baby chimpanzee. The zoo's 34-year-old chimp, Nyani, gave birth to a healthy ...

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 ...

The new Tropical Forests primate habitat features an expanded space for the zoo’s first troop of bachelor gorillas and ...

Brookfield Zoo has a new ape habitat for you and your family to check out this summer!

Little Boy, 3, Unconscious After Falling 24 Feet into Zoo Enclosure. Seconds Later, Female Gorilla Picked Him Up Binti Jua, a Western Lowland Gorilla, rescued an unconscious 3-year-old boy who ...

Visitors watch a gorilla eat at the new James and Elizabeth Bramsen Tropical Rainforests exhibit at Brookfield Zoo Chicago in Brookfield, Ill. on Thursday.

Brookfield Zoo opened a new $66 million gorilla habitat on Thursday that officials are hailing as critical to the zoo's goal ...

In 1996, a 3-year-old boy tumbled 24 feet into a gorilla enclosure at an Illinois zoo. Then, a Western Lowland Gorilla named Binti Jua rescued him.

News History Today in Chicago History: Brookfield Zoo overwhelmed by more than 60,000 visitors on first day Kids play around with the new baby elephant at Brookfield Zoo on June 22, 1947.