Brookfield Zoo Chicago
Brookfield Zoo Chicago, known until 2024 as simply Brookfield Zoo, and also known as the Chicago Zoological Park, is a zoo located in Brookfield, Illinois. Brookfield Zoo is owned by the Forest Preserve District of Cook County and is managed by the Chicago Zoological Society. It is the largest zoo in the Chicago metropolitan area and houses approximately 511 species of animals in an area of .
Animals
Alligator
Axolotl
Bear
Bison
Camel
Capybara
Chameleon
Cheetah
Crocodile
Dolphin
Eagle
Elephant
Flamingo
Fox
Frog
Giant panda
Gibbon
Giraffe
Gorilla
Iguana
Jellyfish
Kangaroo
Koala
Lemur
Leopard
Lion
Meerkat
Monkey
Orangutan
Otter
Parrot
Peacock
Penguin
Polar bear
Red panda
Rhinoceros
Sea lion
Sea turtle
Seahorse
Seal
Shark
Sloth
Snake
Snow leopard
Tiger
Tortoise
Toucan
Turtle
Wolf
Wombat
Zebra
Details
- Area
- 235 acre
- Members
- AZA
- Location
- Brookfield, Illinois, United States
- Zoo Name
- Brookfield Zoo Chicago
- Num Animals
- 3481
- Num Species
- 511
- Accreditation
- AZA
- Publictransit
- Pace Hollywood
- Annual Visitors
- 2000000