Animals & Gardens
Animals & Exhibits
Lincoln Park Zoo’s specially designed animal exhibits are home to nearly 200 unique species from around the world—from critically endangered eastern black rhinoceroses to thought-to-be-extinct Jamaican iguanas.
Plants & Gardens
More than 2,000 individual plants representing 1,200+ species dot the zoo’s 49-acre landscape—from hydrangeas to 100-year-old oak trees—creating an urban oasis home to native birds, frogs, fish, turtles, insects, and more.
New Arrivals
September 1, 2022
African Penguin Chick
August 15, 2022
Prehensile-tailed Skink
July 7, 2022
Red Panda
March 16, 2022
Egyptian Fruit Bat
February 7, 2022
Carlsbad Green Tarantula
December 2, 2021
Black-and-white Colobus Monkey
December 2, 2021
Pygmy Hippopotamus
August 19, 2021
Japanese Macaque
August 19, 2021
New Chicks on the Block
August 5, 2021
Père David’s Deer
July 1, 2021
White-Blotched River Stingray
June 8, 2021
Prehensile-Tailed Porcupine
May 13, 2021
White-cheeked Gibbon
May 7, 2021
Meerkat
April 29, 2021
Red River Hog
February 18, 2021
African Spoonbill
January 22, 2021
Naked Mole Rat
January 21, 2021
Bird Arrivals
January 21, 2021
Grey Seal
November 30, 2020
African Painted Dog
August 18, 2020
Grevy’s Zebra
April 11, 2020
Cinereous Vulture
April 23, 2020
Diana Monkey
April 21, 2020
Henkel’s Leaf-tailed Gecko
April 22, 2020
Japanese Macaque
Commitment to Care
Lincoln Park Zoo prioritizes individual well-being over everything else. Guided by scientific research, staff and volunteers work to provide the best welfare outcomes for each individual in the zoo’s care.
