News

Cat’s Out of the Bag: Lion House Design Announced  ›

We are roaring with excitement to announce the renovation plans for the lion house! The building, originally opened in 1912, is a historic landmark and the last project of

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

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’

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

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.