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Ways to Explore this Spring and Summer ›
Do you hear the birds chirping? Have you felt the warmth of the sun on your skin?
Spring is just around the corner, and summer is not far behind. As we wait for the last piles of snow to
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Take Action With Us ›
Living in a highly urbanized world, it’s easy to have the perception that virtually everything is made from industrial glass, steel, and plastic. While these modern manufacturing materials play a
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Providing Opportunities to Thrive ›
How does an animal tell you how they’re feeling or what they’re experiencing? Science. More specifically through the Animal Welfare Science Program, a formalized initiative to better understand
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Baby Photo Album ›
Every zoo baby starts somewhere—with science
Zoo babies don’t just happen—there’s a lot of science behind the grey down feathers of a penguin chick, the orange coat of a baby Francois’
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Amphibious Alliance ›
Lions. Elephants. Chimpanzees. African dogs. Mountain gorillas.
Rachel Santymire, Ph.D., director of Lincoln Park Zoo’s Davee Center for Epidemiology and Endocrinology, has studied wild and
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Partnering for Primates ›
Keithville, Louisiana, is a long way from Lincoln Park Zoo. But there, nearly 900 miles south, Lincoln Park Zoo staff is conducting extensive research at a national sanctuary that will help
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#RhinoWatch: A Day with Davee Center ›
The Davee Center for Epidemiology and Endocrinology sounds super scientific – and it is – but all for one simple
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Changing the Approach to Caring for Ambassador Animals ›
Here at Lincoln Park Zoo we believe in data-informed decision making and putting animal welfare first. After evaluating several of our programs over the last few years with the help of the Animal
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Family Trees ›
A northern catalpa tree stands just east of the zoo parking lot.
Tallying the zoo’s trees chronicles historic and current landscape and shapes plantings for the future.
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