Stand face-to-face with giraffes, watch zebras roam, and explore one of Illinois’ biggest zoos just outside Chicago.

A grey seal found stranded and blind more than a decade ago on an island in Maine has given birth at a Chicago-area zoo and is now "a very attentive mother" to her newborn, zoo officials said Friday.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Brookfield Zoo Chicago has a new polar bear. Amelia Gray made her public debut Wednesday at the zoo in Brookfield, Illinois.

BROOKFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A grey seal found stranded and blind more than a decade ago on an island in Maine has given birth at a Chicago-area zoo and is now “a very attentive mother” to her newborn, zoo ...

BROOKFIELD, Illinois -- The Chicago Zoological Society announced Wednesday that twin river otter pups had been born at Brookfield Zoo in February. The male and female pups, born Feb. 23, are the first ...

“One of the most trafficked mammals in the world” was born at an Illinois zoo, officials said. Brookfield Zoo Chicago announced the birth of a white-bellied pangolin, an endangered species ...

The Brookfield Zoo in Illinois announced the birth of a healthy grey seal pup on Friday, February 23, sharing footage of the adorable baby and his “attentive” mother. The zoo said the male pup weighed ...

BROOKFIELD, Ill. -- Giraffes at the Brookfield Zoo in Illinois enjoyed the unseasonably warm, spring-like weather on Saturday. They usually don't have access to the outdoor habitat until mid-April, ...

An estimated 40,000 bees have created quite a buzz at Brookfield Zoo Chicago. The bees – rescued from one home in Naperville and another in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood – are now nestled in the ...

A female African lion in Illinois died Tuesday just 12 days after her mate, Brookfield Zoo says. All was well with 14-year-old Isis when zoo staff checked on her in her habitat around 9 a.m. Monday, ...