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Willum (left) and Brumby are 2-year-old koalas coming to Brookfield Zoo Chicago and can be seen Memorial Day weekend. (San Diego Zoo) By Doug George. UPDATED: April 16, 2024 at 10:15 AM CDT.
A pair of cute, fuzzy koalas are ready to make history at Brookfield Zoo Chicago next week. Brumby and Willum, the 2-year-old male koalas who recently arrived at the zoo from Australia, will make ...
Koalas made their debut Tuesday at Brookfield Zoo Chicago for the first time in the zoo's 90-year history. Members of the zoo got a sneak preview of the koalas before the exhibit opened to the public.
Brookfield Zoo will debut koalas for the first time this Memorial Day weekend, partnering with San Diego Zoo to showcase two male koalas while raising awareness about the vulnerable marsupials.
The koalas join several other recent animal announcements from the zoo. Earlier this month, "Georgie," an 11-year-old blind and once-stranded seal now at Brookfield recently gave birth to nearly ...
BROOKFIELD, Ill. — Brookfield Zoo will be welcoming koalas for the first time in 90 years, the zoo announced. According to the zoo, the koalas will be introduced Memorial Day weekend in partn… ...
BROOKFIELD, Ill. — Brookfield Zoo has welcomed its first-ever koalas, Brumby and Willum, who are now acclimated and ready to meet visitors. The two male marsupials arrived on June 10 and are ...
Brumby and Willum are the first koalas to take up residence at Brookfield Zoo Chicago, an institution turning 90 this July. The endearing tree-huggers are on loan from the San Diego Zoo for two years.
Brookfield Zoo Chicago is celebrating its 90th anniversary this year with a Ferris wheel, koalas and new animal adventures. “We’ve got all kinds of exciting stuff coming up and hopefully the ...
For the first time in Brookfield Zoo Chicago’s 90-year history, koalas will call the wildlife park home.
A new primate habitat was unveiled at Brookfield Zoo Thursday, which will include four outdoor habitats for western lowland ...
One of the first things you might notice when you arrive to the south side of Brookfield Zoo Chicago is the sheer size of a new Ferris wheel. But it’s the view from the top — 110 feet off the ...