Brookfield Zoo Brookfield Zoo News 2023
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I completely forgot. I've not seen the klipspringers indoors or out in a few years.
It was one of my favorite species in the Habitat Africa! The Savannah area. I'm glad I got to see this individual one last time last year. Really a fascinating species physiologically.
Two tufted capuchin monkeys will be arriving at the Brookfield Zoo from the Ochsner Park Zoo. Capuchins do not typically do well with other primates, if I'm not mistaken, but they are older so I guess they might be able to live in Tropic World.
From Facebook:
"The decision has been made to permanently move our two capuchin monkeys, Jose’ and Zephyr, to a new home at Brookfield Zoo in Brookfield, IL. This is actually a “return home” for Zephyr, as she was born at the Brookfield Zoo. There are two main reasons for this move, in order of our priorities here at the zoo.
From Facebook:
"The decision has been made to permanently move our two capuchin monkeys, Jose’ and Zephyr, to a new home at Brookfield Zoo in Brookfield, IL. This is actually a “return home” for Zephyr, as she was born at the Brookfield Zoo. There are two main reasons for this move, in order of our priorities here at the zoo.
- Both of our monkeys are considered “geriatric”, and both are diagnosed with diabetes. While their health is currently stable, we are anticipating that they will need more and more care as they age and their diabetes progresses. Brookfield Zoo has a world-class hospital right on grounds, and a larger number of staff to give Jose’ and Zephyr the round-the-clock care they will need."
This is absolutely wonderful news! I was hoping at least one more South American monkey would be added with the new outdoor enclosure coming soon. Alongside the tamarins, this is yet another species returning to Tropic World after being absent for more than a decade. Nice to see the zoo bolstering their primate collection little by little and adding some more life to the building.
Quite the loss for Ochsner Park, though.
This is great for Brookfield, bringing in a new mammal species! I wonder where they would go, and when they will arrive. This does mean there is one less reason to visit Ochsner Park though, as the capuchins seemed to be one of the most interesting species they had.
Craig Billington
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From the member email. A new gorilla VR experience at the BZ:
Experience Gorilla Trek
Brand new at Brookfield Zoo, Gorilla Trek Virtual Reality Experience will take you on a wild encounter! Guests will find themselves trekking through the lush forests of Rwanda to get a close-up look at mountain gorillas – without leaving the zoo.
Developed by Immotion, the global leader in immersive edutainment, Gorilla Trek VR will take you on a virtual journey as you enjoy a 360-degree live action film with motion platform seating for an unprecedented look at endangered mountain gorillas in their natural habitat in Rwanda.
Cost is $6.00 for Members and $8.00 for Nonmembers, and tickets are available for purchase at Gorilla Trek. Riders must be at least 40” tall. This attraction is located north of Living Coast, near the West Playground.
Watch the Gorilla Trek Trailer Video
Experience Gorilla Trek
Brand new at Brookfield Zoo, Gorilla Trek Virtual Reality Experience will take you on a wild encounter! Guests will find themselves trekking through the lush forests of Rwanda to get a close-up look at mountain gorillas – without leaving the zoo.
Developed by Immotion, the global leader in immersive edutainment, Gorilla Trek VR will take you on a virtual journey as you enjoy a 360-degree live action film with motion platform seating for an unprecedented look at endangered mountain gorillas in their natural habitat in Rwanda.
Cost is $6.00 for Members and $8.00 for Nonmembers, and tickets are available for purchase at Gorilla Trek. Riders must be at least 40” tall. This attraction is located north of Living Coast, near the West Playground.
Watch the Gorilla Trek Trailer Video
Craig Billington
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I was at the zoo on Saturday with my family. We did the Gorilla Trek and it was really fun. Everyone like it and I would recommend trying it out. There was site prep work going on for the macaw trees and the Banding's and box turtle outdoor habitats were under construction. The area for the prairie aviary was clear and there were a few pole size hackberry trees lying on the ground. Otherwise I didn't see any evidence of construction. I also didn't see any evidence of progress on the prairie dog and Eurasian owl habitats.
Does anyone know if the Hamill Family Play Zoo is currently free? I notice no admission cost was included in the new issue of Gateways for it. I would say if it is still free that would suggest it is now a permanent change.
The same issue also mentioned spider monkeys being able to climb among visitors in the upcoming outdoor habitats.
The same issue also mentioned spider monkeys being able to climb among visitors in the upcoming outdoor habitats.
My mistake then. I was assuming since the magazine was quartlerly that if there would be an admission price in the next three months (May/June/July) it would still have been printed, even if the price had not 'kicked' in on May 1st.
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