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Get to Know Rae Rae & Kristina, Our Bactrian Camels

You know them, you love them, but let’s dig a bit deeper into the lives of Rae Rae and Kristina, Brookfield Zoo’s two Bactrian camels. In today’s blog, we will learn more from those who work closely with Rae Rae and Kristina and how you can help to support them!

posted 7/19/2021 12:46:39 PM |

Feathered Tales: Finding a Partner

Welcome back to Feathered Tales, the blog series where we follow along with the day-to-day lives of our bird friends here at Brookfield Zoo. Birds move around for any number of reasons, but this month we’ll be discussing one of the most important reasons for an introduction: finding a partner.

posted 7/13/2021 11:50:10 AM |

Feathered Tales: Settling Into a New Home

Welcome to Feathered Tales! In this monthly blog, we explore the day-to-day lives of the wonderful birds that live here at Brookfield Zoo. Last month, we saw how bird individuals are suited up with individual ‘bling’ to set them apart from the crowd. Now, we take the big plunge, and talk about the all-important first few days in a new and exciting place!

posted 7/8/2021 10:57:15 AM |

Feathered Tales: Bling for the Birds

Welcome to Feathered Tales! This series of monthly blog posts explore the day-to-day lives of the wonderful birds that live here at Brookfield Zoo. This month, we explore an important step that every bird at the zoo goes through before they join their new home: getting set up with a ‘nametag’ to set them apart from the rest.

posted 5/12/2021 1:48:27 PM |

Meet the Newest CZS Behavioral Research Assistant

If you’ve been lucky enough to get out to the Zoo to see Hope and Hudson, our newly introduced polar bear pair, you may have noticed a lone figure watching the bears with a beeping iPad. That lone figure would be me – my name’s Julia and I’m the new behavioral research assistant at Brookfield Zoo!

posted 5/6/2021 11:26:50 AM |

Hudson Meets Hope: Brookfield Zoo's Polar Bear Pair

The wait is over. Brookfield Zoo guests have noticed a new arrival at Great Bear Wilderness in recent weeks. Hope, a 5-year-old female polar bear who arrived at Brookfield Zoo this past January, and Hudson, the zoo’s 14-year-old male polar bear, recently were introduced to one another.

posted 4/13/2021 1:23:34 PM |

Feathered Tales: Moving to Brookfield Zoo

Welcome to Feathered Tales! This is the first in what will be a series of monthly blog posts that explore the day-to-day lives of the wonderful birds that live here at Brookfield Zoo. This month, we start at the logical place: the beginning, as birds come to the zoo for the first time.

posted 4/12/2021 10:32:42 AM |

Lobo Week 2021: Meet Our New Mexican Gray Wolfpack

March 28 - April 3, 2021, is Lobo Week! It's a week when zoos, wildlife organizations, individuals like you, and many others come together with a common goal: to raise awareness for the Mexican gray wolf!

posted 3/28/2021 9:42:09 PM |

Meet Pascal, Our North American River Otter Pup

Brookfield Zoo is home to over 2,300 animals but none of them are getting more attention these days than Pascal, our three-month-old North American river otter pup. Born on January 20, Pascal is being hand-reared by animal care staff.

posted 3/23/2021 3:41:23 PM |

Complex Environmental Enrichment for Dolphins

Environmental enrichment is a key component in improving the psychological and physiological welfare of animals under professional care. When you visit Brookfield Zoo, you may notice a variety of enrichment items in the animal’s habitats. Enrichment is one way that the animal care staff can promote activity and species-specific behaviors.

posted 3/23/2021 1:41:53 PM |

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CZS & Brookfield Zoo

Since the opening of Brookfield Zoo in 1934, the Chicago Zoological Society has had an international reputation for taking a cutting-edge role in animal care and conservation of the natural world. Learn more about the animals, people, and research that make up CZS here at our blog.

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