The elephant exhibit in Brookfield Zoo near Chicago is closed until further notice after the death last week of Affie, a 40-year-old African elephant. Officials are still unsure of the cause of death.

The exhibit also includes animals not normally at the zoo, including an elephant and panda. (Credit: Brookfield Zoo) To remember your visit, you can take a selfie in a Safari Jeep or behind a life ...

Although without an elephant in its collection, Brookfield Zoo will move forward with a renovation of the pachyderm building at the zoo, which will provide a new, larger indoor area for elephants and ...

Brookfield Zoo is planning to expand its elephant exhibit at least fivefold, build a state-of-the-art indoor house and increase the number of the pachyderms from two to six, zoo director Stuart Str… ...

Ninety-year-old Brookfield Zoo is looking toward its next decade with a slew of new strategies including a $66 million tropical exhibit, a renewed emphasis on conservation and a name change.

Ninety-year-old Brookfield Zoo is looking toward its next decade with a slew of new strategies, including a $66 million tropical exhibit, a renewed emphasis on conservation and a name change.

BROOKFIELD, Ill. — After spending five seasons visiting the Minnesota Zoo, six bottlenose dolphins are making their return to the Brookfield Zoo Friday, when the Seven Seas Underwater Exhibit ...

The elephant exhibit in Brookfield Zoo near Chicago is closed until further notice after the death last week of Affie, a 40-year-old African elephant. Officials are still unsure of the cause of death.