Brookfield Zoo Chicago welcomes zebra foal
A foal can stand within 15 minutes after being born. It can also walk and run within its first hour.
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A foal can stand within 15 minutes after being born. It can also walk and run within its first hour.
While there's no evidence of identity theft or fraud, the zoo offers credit monitoring services.
The newest residents include three-month-old emus, a two-year-old sloth bear named Leela, and a baby short-beaked echidna.
The new plan also includes an amphitheater, which will take at least 15 years to complete. It's part of the zoo's 30-year vision.
The move will reshape more than 100 acres of the zoo, nearly half of the park. The project, part of a 30-year vision, will take at least 15 years to complete.
The pup's name was chosen through votes on the zoo’s website.
The pup was part of a litter born at the zoo in April. Voting for her new name is open through July 2 on the zoo's website.
Zookeepers say Mikey has been spending more time at the Sea Lion Cove.
The two male koalas arrived from the San Diego Zoo last week.
Get ready, a "koala-ty" exhibit is coming to Brookfield Zoo. Starting June 18, Brumby and Willum, two male koalas, will debut.
This marks the 18th year of the soldier ride event. Over the next two days, 40 veterans will complete the rest of the 63-mile ride. In Chicago, the event is entirely funded by the local community.
Experts ensured the pups' acceptance by their new mothers by using the scent of wolves already in the dens. Two of their siblings are still at Brookfield.
On Saturday, the zoo will host its annual Party for the Planet recycling event, followed by the Earth Day Run on Sunday.
The event will take place from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the zoo's main parking lot, which is located at 8400 31st Street.
Koalas are one of only a few species that eat eucalyptus leaves since they are highly poisonous to most other animals.
Tickets go on sale Monday.
The zoo welcomed four meerkat pups, two male and two female, born on Feb. 11.
The American white pelicans were seen on the water in Johnsburg in McHenry County. A wildlife expert told CBS 2's Jim Williams this is not unusual at this time of year.
"I might get emotional, but I'm so happy to have them home."
The new attraction can be found just east of the Roosevelt fountain. It is 110 feet tall with 24 gondolas that seat up to six people each.
Tickets for the Ferris wheel are $8 and $6 for zoo members. It opens on March 15.
The zoo says the offer and website link are not affiliated and can be reported to Facebook or Instagram when you see them.
The ad claimed to sell four zoo tickets for $6.95 for their 90th anniversary.
The bottlenose dolphins also got in on the holiday fun with their "home sweet home" snack.
Animals at the Brookfield Zoo got into the Valentine's Day spirit on Wednesday with some special treats prepared by their care staff.
