With the heat wave behind us for now, it's the perfect time for Illinois residents to have some fun in the sun with family and friends. For parents and their children seeking out summer adventures ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jared Ranahan is a reporter who covers travel and ecotourism. Jul 31, 2025, 08:00am EDT The white-bellied pangolin (Phataginus ...

CHICAGO — Shortly after her arrival last fall, Amelia Gray met Hudson, and the pair hit it off immediately. They touched their noses together in greeting and chuffed — a soft, breathy, snorting sound ...

BROOKFIELD, Ill. - The ring-tailed lemurs at Brookfield Zoo in Illinois looked very thankful after the zoo shared video of the adorable critters chowing down on their special Thanksgiving feast. Video ...

BROOKFIELD, Ill. -- The Brookfield Zoo in Illinois welcomed a baby reindeer on Wednesday, their first one in over 30 years. Bunny, one of the zoo's reindeer, gave birth to a male fawn Wednesday ...

Jim Schulz/Chicago Zoological Society BROOKFIELD, Ill. -- The Brookfield Zoo says things are going well between its newest arrival, a 21-year-old female polar bear named Nan, and her possible breeding ...

CHICAGO -- Japanese snow monkeys, or macaques, at Lincoln Park Zoo are participating in computer touch screen research. And the public can check it out daily. The zoo's Regenstein Macaque Forest is ...

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. -- Sparkly reindeer-dung necklaces are going on sale at an Illinois zoo that hopes to attract the same holiday shoppers who swept up its dung Christmas ornaments last year. The ...

Two Amur leopards, members of an endangered species, were born at Brookfield Zoo Chicago on July 14, the zoo announced Tuesday. Zoo officials say both cubs and Mina, the 8-year-old first-time mother, ...

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, ...