There is a lockdown in place at Brookfield Zoo in Chicago although the exact threat remains unclear at this time. Zoo staff and guests in the zoo are currently sheltering in place due to a potential threat.
How do you tell girl bison from boy bison? Thanks to a new share by a zoo in Illinois, no need to wonder any more. They have a bison named Joe and another named Judy and explain the differences.
My wife and kids love tigers, but never knew this. An Illinois zoo has wonderfully explained why their tigers (and all tigers) seem to have "eyes" on their ears.
Someone's having a birthday this week and he has red hair and it's not...me. Nope, it's an orangutan that is the elder statesman at an Illinois zoo and he knows how to party.