Brookfield Zoo Brookfield Zoo News 2014

[MeiLover]

A gray seal pup was born at the Brookfield Zoo for the first time ever on January 1st.

 

[TZFan]

Heres an article on the male pups birth.

It’s a boy! Grey seal pup born at Brookfield Zoo | WGN-TV

 

[vogelcommando]

And another article about the Grey seals birth :
New Year Brings a Grey Seal Pup to Brookfield Zoo - ZooBorns

 

[wilson]

A large-spotted genet is now on exhibit in the Fragile Desert.

 

[TZFan]

The dolphin show will now resume minus the calves and Tapeko who will remaine behind scenes as Tapeko continues to raise her calf and the other little one is hand reared.

Brookfield Zoo dolphin shows to resume this weekend after a hiatus of more than three months - chicagotribune.com

 

[wilson]

For the first time ever the zoo will be welcoming gerenuk antelope. They will be on exhibit in April or May.

 

[Animaldude]

Where did you find out about this and how many are coming in?

 

[wilson]

The zoo is getting two males. One from San Diego Zoo and one from Miami MetroZoo. They are both approximately 1 1/2 years old. All this information was in the zoo's Gateway magazine for memembers.

 

[TZFan]

Ernesta, a female Mexican Grey Wolf, who came to the zoo with her siblings in 2010 is about to be released back into the wild with her wild born and raised mate so she can hopefully get used to wild life before the birth of their first litter.

Former Brookfield Zoo resident Ernesta ready to be released into the wild as gray wolves make a comeback - chicagotribune.com

 

[TZFan]

Help name the zoos 4 month old gorilla. The choices are Emma, Amelia, Nora and Alima.

Chicago Zoological Society - Brookfield Zoo Asking Public to Help Name 4-Month-Old Gorilla Baby

 

[TZFan]

The male mexican grey wolves recently gave sperm samples to the St. Louis Zoos wolf conservation program to be used at a later date if necessary should they not breed or if their genes are needed to create greater genetic diversity in the population.

2 Brookfield Zoo wolves endure a little indignity to increase species - Chicago Sun-Times

 

[TZFan]

THe baby gorilla is named Nora.

Brookfield Zoo's baby gorilla gets name: Nora - chicagotribune.com

 

[TZFan]

The Brookfield Library is hosting a talk about the history of the zoo today (March 6) at 7pm.

Brookfield library to host zoo history talk | mySuburbanLife.com

 

[wilson]

Tropic World South America now has about a dozen Squirrel Monkey's. After a lengthy absence the zoos Caracals are back on exhibit (mesh netting has been added to the front of the exhibit). Habitat Africa The Forest is currently building an outdoor enclosure for their Red Backed Duiker and Royal Antelope.

 

[Animaldude]

I know they got in squirrel monkeys but where did they arrive from?

 

[wilson]

I'm not sure where the squirrel monkeys came from.

 

[wilson]

A Humboldt penguin chick hatched on February 20.

Penguin Chick Hatched at Brookfield Zoo - YouTube

 

[TZFan]

Camera shy chick fostered by penguin parents at Brookfield Zoo | abc7chicago.com

 

[wilson]

The zoo has a baby Wombat that just left the pouch.

 

[TZFan]

A new wombat joey is cool. It's older sister Matilba just recently moved to Toronto and shes starting to really get along with our young wild born male Arthur. Hopefully we will have a wombat joey in another year or so.

Do you have any photos of the new arrival?