Brookfield Zoo said. Western lowland gorillas are critically endangered due to habitat loss, poaching and disease. The gorillas will be joining Bornean orangutans and several species of monkeys in ...

On Aug. 16, 1996, a crowd of visitors at Brookfield Zoo looked on in horror as they saw a toddler tumble more than 15 feet into a habitat, landing near seven gorillas. But as zoo patrons cried out ...

BROOKFIELD, Illinois - A little boy tumbled into the gorilla enclosure at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden Saturday, May 28th in an incident reminiscent of a 1996 fall at another zoo ...

who rescued unconscious 3-yr-old boy after he fell into gorilla habitat, at Brookfield zoo. John Zich/The LIFE Images Collection/Getty Images The 150-pound gorilla carried her own 17-month baby ...

CHICAGO (CBS)--The Brookfield Zoo is expanding space for ... feature both outdoor and indoor spaces for two gorilla troops and outdoor areas for orangutans and several species of South American ...

Brookfield Zoo Climbing structures, grasses and vines are just some of the features that will be incorporated into the new habitats. The project also includes the construction of a Gorilla ...

BROOKFIELD, Ill. -- Baby Kecil is Brookfield Zoo's newest orangutan. The 6-month-old was actually born in Ohio and is now being raised by surrogate a mother - a Bornean orangutan named Maggie.

BROOKFIELD, Ill. (WLS) -- Baby Kecil is Brookfield Zoo's newest orangutan. The 6-month-old was actually born in Ohio and is now being raised by surrogate a mother - a Bornean orangutan named Maggie.