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Lincoln Park Zoo collaborates for the care and conservation of chimpanzees and gorillas, save the date for exciting events and more.
Our animals can't lie to Dr. Poop. Rachel Santymire, Ph.D., is director of Lincoln Park Zoo’s Davee Center for Epidemiology and Endocrinology and she's earned her Dr. Poop nickname by studying the
Read More ›It’s a boy! After sending a blood sample to a lab for genetic analysis, we’re thrilled to announce the sex of the newest African penguin at Robert and Mayari Pritzker Penguin Cove—and on #
Read More ›The following is the latest update in our blog series about the Black-Footed Ferret Recovery Program, which
Read More ›At Lincoln Park Zoo, we are not only caretakers of wildlife, we are also environmental conservationists. And for environmental conservation to succeed, community collaboration is essential. With
Read More ›For 150 years Lincoln Park Zoo has connected people with nature in the heart of Chicago. Today, the City of Chicago honored the institution’s past, present, and future by naming the little brown
Read More ›What’s black and white and almost ready to join the cozy colony at Lincoln Park Zoo’s Robert and Mayari Pritzker Penguin Cove? The first-ever endangered
Read More ›National Volunteer Week is April 15–21! Lincoln Park Zoo truly wouldn't be the same without its dedicated corps of volunteers, who support Chicago's free zoo in a variety of roles, from teaching
Read More ›Insect hotels are simple to make and provide shelter for garden-defending and pollinating insects. They also benefit native bats, whose appetite for insects helps control insect populations.
Read More ›April is Autism Awareness Month and Lincoln Park Zoo is marking the occasion with a variety of ways for all visitors to connect to wildlife!
There will be sensory-inclusive Meet an Animal
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