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Episode 2: Awkward. ›

It’s a catastrophe. Well, technically, a catastrophic molt. And our colony is right in the thick of it.

Madiba, Aiden, and Sunny have recently completed their annual molts, and they are

Take a Bow, Zoo Keepers ›

Breaking down Lincoln Park Zoo by the numbers, it’s easy to highlight 365. The zoo, after all, is free and open to all 365 days a year. As we celebrate National Zoo Keeper Week, it’s also

Snowy Owl Chicks Hatch at Zoo ›

It may be the middle of summer, but Lincoln Park Zoo is currently experiencing snow flurries. Four, little, hooting ones at the Regenstein Birds of Prey Exhibit to be exact.

Four snowy owl

Zoo Debuts New Playground ›

City playgrounds, as a general rule, don’t have black bears foraging a few feet away. If they do, it’s probably a good idea to avoid that jungle gym and alert Animal Control. At the zoo’s new play

CAB Recognized at City Hall ›

On June 28, teens from the zoo’s Conservation Ambassador Board (CAB) were invited to a Chicago City Council meeting, where they were recognized with a special resolution presented by Mayor Rahm