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Measuring the Lives of Mountain Gorillas ›

by Lincoln Park Zoo

Wild animals often face significant challenges that zoo animals’ carefully managed lives make them immune to. In addition to securing food every day, finding shelter from the elements and

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Trees for Chimpanzees ›

by Lincoln Park Zoo

I miss living in the forest. Every morning, vocalizing colobus monkeys provided my alarm clock, and I’d hear chimpanzees stirring among the trees. From my bedroom window I’d watch monkeys leap

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Close Up on Camera Traps ›

by Lincoln Park Zoo

Dozens of “camera traps” in the Republic of Congo’s remote Goualougo Triangle let zoo scientists record how chimpanzees use tools in the wild.

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Taking the Pledge to Protect Polar Bears ›

by Lincoln Park Zoo

A month ago today I left the temperate Chicago fall weather (this was before that freak Halloween snow!) for a journey to the subarctic. I’m still trying to process the

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Spotting Bears on the Tundra ›

by Lincoln Park Zoo

This was the third day we’d spent on the tundra looking for polar bears. As I mentioned previously, we saw eight bears on our first day, but they were mostly far away.

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Teaming Up for Red Wolves ›

by Lincoln Park Zoo

As summer gave way to fall at the end of September, I headed south to the Outer Banks of North Carolina with a few of my colleagues from Lincoln Park Zoo’s Conservation and Science Department. And

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Fellowship on the Tundra ›

by Lincoln Park Zoo

It turns out getting to Churchill, Manitoba, is a remarkably challenging process. You literally cannot drive here, so your two options are to take the train or fly. The train sounds picturesque,

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Bound for Polar Bear Town ›

by Lincoln Park Zoo

I’m not the kind of girl who owns long underwear. Considering I’ve spent most of my career teaching children and families about nature, it’s kind of ironic that I don’t spend more time outdoors.

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