The Brookfield Zoo opened a new three-acre exhibit for primates to climb and explore on Friday. Zoo leaders welcomed donors and guests for a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the $66m James and Elizabeth ...

In 2013, when Sandra Altherr, co-founder of the German NGO Pro Wildlife, began looking into the reptile trade in Europe, she ...

Looking for to take some day-trips this summer with the kids? Here's what to know about all the major zoos in Illinois.

From giant ice pops and water cannons to simply hanging in the shade, the animals at the Maryland Zoo have plenty of ways to stay cool.

Explore Brookfield Zoo’s new Tropical Forests habitat with chimps, gorillas and kid-friendly rainforest adventures.

A bottlenose dolphin born recently at Brookfield Zoo Chicago died late Wednesday. The zoo said it was performing an animal autopsy to determine the cause of death.

A video of a dolphin giving birth at the Brookfield Zoo went viral recently, as the zoo celebrated its first bottlenose dolphin birth in more than a decade.

The Brookfield Zoo Chicago welcomed a bottlenose dolphin calf early Saturday morning, the zoo’s first dolphin birth since 2014. Allie, a 38-year-old bottlenose dolphin, gave birth at 12:22 a.m ...

The delivery went swimmingly. 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 ...

Brookfield Zoo announced that one of its Amur tigers, Malena, was humanely euthanized this week due to life-threatening health issues. Animal care specialists noticed changes in Malena’s ...

Brookfield Zoo Chicago's 44th annual "Whirl" gala, held April 26 at the Hilton Chicago, raised a record-breaking $2 million to support its animal care, conservation and education programs.