You won't find Kim Possible at Brookfield Zoo Chicago but you will find the next best thing: Naked mole rats.

This summer the Brookfield Zoo’s bottlenose dolphin habitat will reverberate with the chatty whistles and playful leaps of a new calf — the first expected to be born there in over a decade.

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BROOKFIELD, Ill. — Snow days usually mean lounging and fun and Brookfield Zoo Chicago animals took full advantage of the opportunity. Zoo officials shared photos on Thursday of Mexican wolves ...

Brookfield Zoo Chicago Share Brookfield Zoo has a case of baby fever. Dolphin baby fever, that is. For the first time in 10 years, the zoo is preparing to welcome a dolphin calf to its marine ...

Staff at Brookfield Zoo in Chicago are delighted that Allie, their 37-year-old bottlenose dolphin, is pregnant. With her pregnancy now in its second trimester, Allie's journey is being carefully ...

BROOKFIELD, Ill. — Brookfield Zoo Chicago is offering free admission on Monday, Jan. 20, in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Free MLK Day admission to the zoo is in addition to its ...

African lion dies 2 weeks after mate at Ill. zoo A female African lion named Isis died just days after her mate at Brookfield Zoo in Chicago's western suburbs.

This summer, the Brookfield Zoo’s bottlenose dolphin habitat will reverberate with the talkative chatty whistles and playful leaps of a new calf — the first expected to be born there in over a ...