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On June 8, 2025, Pepe, a cute Humboldt penguin from Brookfield Zoo, stole the show at Guaranteed Rate Field. With Dr. Mike ... Pepe’s trip to the game was more than just adorable; it was a ...
Brookfield Zoo Chicago is celebrating the birth of a bottlenose dolphin for the first time in more than a decade. Allie welcomed her calf at 12:22 a.m. Saturday in one of the pools in Seven Seas ...
Brookfield Zoo Chicago's 44th annual "Whirl" gala ... naming rights for a newborn Humboldt penguin chick, a luxury trip to Tuscany, a behind-the-scenes spider monkey experience, fine jewelry ...
Some of my earliest memories are at Brookfield Zoo. I distinctly remember an elementary school field trip that my dad chaperoned, and the sound of him yelling at my childhood friend to stop climbing ...
field conservation programs and community education initiatives. Thirteen years ago, Pepe the Humboldt penguin hatched at Brookfield Zoo and became the first Animal Ambassador, "helping spread the ...
The last time I visited Brookfield Zoo was in 1979 when I was on a third-grade field trip. So last weekend, I spent our warm Saturday weather revisiting a favorite destination from three decades ...
BROOKFIELD, Ill. — Two months after being born at Brookfield Zoo Chicago, an endangered Mexican wolf pup has yet to be named. A zoo-led campaign is looking to change that. While one pup is named ...
BROOKFIELD, Ill. — Brookfield Zoo has welcomed its first-ever koalas, Brumby and Willum, who are now acclimated and ready to meet visitors. The two male marsupials arrived on June 10 and are ...
Lucky getting his cancer medication from Brookfield Zoo’s animal care staff. With renovations near full completion, the Dolphins made their trip back to the Brookfield Zoo last week, when they ...
Chicago's suburban zoo will be getting a serious face-lift in the coming years to mark its centennial in 2034. Rebranding as a "new, unified identity," Brookfield Zoo and its parent organization ...