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New orphaned brown bear cubs at Brookfield Zoo first to arrive in more than two decades

The 10-month-old cubs were found in Anchorage, Alaska, by officials with the state’s Department of Fish and Game and brought to Chicago Nov. 4.

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 21, 2023

No Daddy Shark in sight: Zoo greets a cute shark pup after apparent parthenogenesis

What if the song "Baby Shark" stopped after just two stanzas? There's no Daddy Shark in sight at a Chicago-area zoo where an epaulette shark pup hatched this summer.

WEKU · Nov 7, 2023

In the pink (almost): Two flamingo chicks win names in Brookfield Zoo contest

The two birds were among nine young American flamingos, ranging from 5 months to 2 years old, recently welcomed to the zoo for the first time since 1997.

Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 26, 2023