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. The ...

Do animals have siblings, aunties, or cousins? Can they survive without any family at all? Female gazelles, like this ...

Brookfield Zoo Chicago is giving the adults a chance to enjoy after-hours access, animal chats, and live entertainment in a ...

Barney,” a 415 pound, 31-year-old silverback lowland gorilla, and his brother, “Shango,” a 448 pound, 36-year-old silverback, underwent a series of exams this past Friday in preparation for their ...

A pair of gorillas underwent a series of pre-shipment exams before leaving South Florida for their new home at Brookfield<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More ...

People living next door to the Albuquerque botanic gardens might hear howling wolves in their neighborhood come winter. The ABQ BioPark is increasing its capacity to care for and breed endangered ...

Sihek – an endangered bird recently returned to the wild – have laid eggs on their new Pacific island home at Palmyra Atoll, ...

Cookie, a Major Mitchell's cockatoo, arrived at Brookfield Zoo in 1934 and became a symbol of longevity. He was declared the ...

Cookie, a Major Mitchell's cockatoo, was born in 1933 and spent most of his life at Brookfield Zoo in Chicago. A Rare Beauty: ...

Hanover Township’s second annual Kite Festival will be 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, May 10, at the Carl R. Hansen Woods Forest ...

News from west suburban communities includes items from Clarendon Hills, La Grange Park, Hinsdale, Elmhurst and Brookfield Zoo.