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Brookfield Zoo no longer has elephants after moving its last female African elephant in 2010. Learn more about the zoo's history, attractions, hours, admission, and special events.
26. Dez. 2012 · The web page recounts how Lincoln Park Zoo and Brookfield Zoo had elephants for decades, but stopped in 2010 due to various reasons. It also mentions the names and fates of some of the elephants that lived in Chicago zoos.
Brookfield has had elephants ever sense the grand opening in 1934. It held about 5 Asian elephants, including the big bull, Ziggy. Ziggy arrived at the zoo after he outgrew his pen at the Zigfeild mansion, Where mr, Zigfield bought the pachyderm for his daughters birthday.
10. Aug. 2009 · Meet Joyce, a 26-year-old transplant from California, who is the new elephant at Chicago's Brookfield Zoo. Joyce joins Christy, another elephant at the west suburban zoo.
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The Forest. Quick reflexes and a good sense of smell are what help black and rufous giant elephant shrews survive forest life. With a flick of their long tongue, this little mammal quickly picks up food from the forest floor.
6. Apr. 2024 · Learn about the history, location, and current elephants of Brookfield Zoo, founded in 1934 and home to four zoos in Chicago. See photos, records, and sources of the elephant population at Brookfield Zoo.
Because of the expense of constructing Great Bear Wilderness and protests from In Defense of Animals over the deaths of the zoo's African elephants, the Pachyderm House was closed for a year in 2011 for modifications and no longer exhibits elephants or river hippopotamuses.
