BROOKFIELD, Ill. (CBS) --Whatever you do, don't make any jokes about Brookfield Zoo's newest gorilla "monkeying around" -- gorillas are apes, not monkeys, and probably hate puns. 18-year-old ...

While Saturday's incident ended in tragedy, there was a much different outcome 20 years ago when a 3-year-old boy fell into the gorilla den at Brookfield Zoo near Chicago. As CBS Chicago reported ...

The player above shows a previous story from April 15, 2025, on the Trump Administration’s decision to cancel funding for study of behavioral diversity in animals at Brookfield Zoo. BROOKFIELD ...

Brookfield Zoo lost a true grande dame Thursday night when veterinarians had to euthanize Alpha, a feisty 48-year-old lowland gorilla who for much of her life was at the top of the female pecking ...

The king of the jungle is dead. JoJo, Brookfield Zoo’s silverback western lowland gorilla, suffered a fatal cardiac arrest Sunday during an emergency procedure. He had an acute illness ...

Donation Options Search Search Search Brookfield Zoo has a new male western lowland gorilla, Jontu. The silverback recently arrived from St. Louis Zoo. Saint Louis Zoo Share Like a college ...

Donation Options Search Search Search Western lowland gorilla Koola cradles her newborn infant at the Brookfield Zoo. The baby was born on June 1 right in front of zoo visitors. | Jim Schulz ...