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: 276 times.	Fun Kangaroo in the Australia House. Viewed: 219 times.	Sleepy sleepy Hippos. Viewed: 197 times.
Zzzz. Viewed: 195 times.	Bactrian Camel. Viewed: 195 times.	Huge Bison. Viewed: 204 times.
Zebra. Viewed: 185 times.	Reticulated Giraffe in The Savannah. Viewed: 191 times.	We were surprised to learn that the nearest relative to the Okapi is the Giraffe. Viewed: 201 times.
The Yellow-Backed Duikers looks like a small cow. Viewed: 100 times.	A very furry Red River Hog. Viewed: 108 times.	Ibez, a Siberian mountain goat. Viewed: 109 times.
A Penguin under water. Viewed: 134 times.	An Inca Tern in the Penguin habitat. Viewed: 104 times.	A pair of Penguins outside. Viewed: 164 times.
I think these are Golden Lion Tamarin. Viewed: 165 times.	The South American primate exhibit. Viewed: 233 times.	Obviously a very popular exhibit. Viewed: 150 times.
A Black Rhino. Viewed: 125 times.	African Elephant. Viewed: 170 times.	A sleepy African Lion. Viewed: 264 times.
The very shy Armur (aka Siberian) Tiger poking his head out. Viewed: 186 times.	A Snow Leopard surprisingly awake in the late afternoon. Viewed: 193 times.	The Seven Seas Dolphinarium. Viewed: 192 times.
The trainers introduce the females. Viewed: 175 times.	Score! Viewed: 220 times.	I think this is one of the larger Males doing impressive tricks. Viewed: 263 times.
A very high jump. Viewed: 164 times.	Neat trick. Viewed: 213 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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