The Brookfield Zoo is owned by the Cook County Forest Preserve District and managed by the Chicago Zoological Society. The society sponsors numerous research and conservation efforts globally.
January 2016
Western lowland gorilla by
Paul Sager, on Flickr
http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4771/39917944125_7e46f28047_h.jpgCotton-top tamarins have very acute sensory perception. They have excellent smelling abilities, and they use this sense primarily for navigating the forest and for finding ripe food items. They also use scent to identify individuals and receptive females. Tamarins have sharp vision and use it while foraging for food and while navigating their arboreal environment as they swing from branch to branch.
January 2016
Pied Tamarin http://farm1.staticflickr.com/799/40104003514_3be2f057a5_h.jpgThe appearance of White-cheeked Gibbons varies by age and with sex. All infants are a beige color. Around a year to 1.5-years old, their coats have become black with white cheek patches. At sexual maturity (five to seven years), males remain black and females turn back to a beige color.
January 2016
White-cheeked gibbon http://farm2.staticflickr.com/1631/24478143822_06bfe3b228_h.jpgThe Hamill Family Play Zoo encourages children and their families to take an active role in learning by touching animals, planting and tending a garden, examining animal X-rays, releasing ladybugs in the summertime, pretending to be a zoo director or animal keeper, engaging in mud finger painting, painting their faces, and building habitats as they imagine what it is like to be an animal.
March 2016
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Children and goats http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7399/26990304204_9272110f89_h.jpgFlickr
A Colobus monkey's diet consists of 80% leaves and about 15% fruit. Why only 15% fruit? Because in the forest, where colobus monkeys live, fruit is seasonal. So when fruit is not in season, these monkeys eat a lot of leaves to meet their dietary needs.
February 2016
Black-and-white colobus with babyhttp://farm2.staticflickr.com/1679/25253846242_2cc79b2f3a_b.jpgSager[/url], on Flickr
Contrary to cartoon portrayals and common misconceptions, pelicans never carry food in their bill pouches. They use them to scoop up food but swallow their catch before flying off.
February 2016
American white pelican http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4514/23613399388_fe9f352d52_h.jpgThe zoo diet for the gorillas at Brookfield includes monkey chow, apples, oranges, bananas, grapes, sweet potatoes, carrots, celery, onions, green beans, spinach, kale, parsley, and escarole or romain lettuce.
February 2016
Nora http://farm1.staticflickr.com/820/40070795445_ecce421df8_h.jpgBaron's Green Racer is equipped with rear fangs. The venon is not powerful, however caution is required. The observed effects are limited to edema (swelling of fluid below the skin) accompanied by slight burning pain and minimal local bleeding
January 2016
Baron's Green Racer http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4779/39917963175_e49ef82729_h.jpgOrangutans have exhibited lots of similarities to human growth and behaviors. They tend to shelter themselves from the rain or the sun with large leafy branches or large leaves. They also engage in tool use in the wild. As for development, the first year is very similar to human infant development.
February 2016
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The Brookfield Zoo is owned by the Cook County For... (