INFO Hours: Summer: 9:30am-6pm Winter: 10am-5pm Tickets: Adults $8.00 Children/Seniors $4.00 2 and under FREE Several free days in Winter

I'm pretty sure the last time I visited this zoo was when I was a small kid. I remembered nothing so it was "new to me" too.

The highlights for us were the Kangaroos, which my daughter liked to watch hop around. She hopped like a Kangaroo herself to the next exhibit. We also liked the Giraffes. There is a viewing area just across a small "water hole" which allows for a very up close experience. We also really liked Tropic World, a very large indoor Ape and Monkey exhibit. It's divided into three main halls for South American, Asian and African species in each hall. We especially like the Gorilla area with a large viewing platform that went all around the habitat, which unfortunately seemed kind of small.

We ended the day with the Dolphin Show. We were surprised that it was both an extra charge and only a 20 minute show. We got there early to get good seats and ended up waiting far longer than the show lasted.

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Let the Adventure Begin. Viewed: 256 times.	Fun Kangaroo in the Australia House. Viewed: 206 times.	Sleepy sleepy Hippos. Viewed: 183 times.
Zzzz. Viewed: 179 times.	Bactrian Camel. Viewed: 185 times.	Huge Bison. Viewed: 190 times.
Zebra. Viewed: 173 times.	Reticulated Giraffe in The Savannah. Viewed: 180 times.	We were surprised to learn that the nearest relative to the Okapi is the Giraffe. Viewed: 187 times.
The Yellow-Backed Duikers looks like a small cow. Viewed: 85 times.	A very furry Red River Hog. Viewed: 97 times.	Ibez, a Siberian mountain goat. Viewed: 99 times.
A Penguin under water. Viewed: 122 times.	An Inca Tern in the Penguin habitat. Viewed: 93 times.	A pair of Penguins outside. Viewed: 151 times.
I think these are Golden Lion Tamarin. Viewed: 149 times.	The South American primate exhibit. Viewed: 219 times.	Obviously a very popular exhibit. Viewed: 135 times.
A Black Rhino. Viewed: 110 times.	African Elephant. Viewed: 154 times.	A sleepy African Lion. Viewed: 242 times.
The very shy Armur (aka Siberian) Tiger poking his head out. Viewed: 166 times.	A Snow Leopard surprisingly awake in the late afternoon. Viewed: 163 times.	The Seven Seas Dolphinarium. Viewed: 167 times.
The trainers introduce the females. Viewed: 150 times.	Score! Viewed: 199 times.	I think this is one of the larger Males doing impressive tricks. Viewed: 240 times.
A very high jump. Viewed: 145 times.	Neat trick. Viewed: 187 times.

Comments From People Like You! Brookfield Zoo : Brookfield, Illinois 2005	add a comment
ryan 26-Jun-2008 21:33
They may be cotton top tamarins, I'm not sure.  Definatly not Golden Lion Tamarins.  (I work at a zoo)
Teej 19-Jan-2007 07:14
Those are Geoffrey's Tamarins

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