Great Things to Do at
BROOKFIELD ZOO
Chicago Zoological Society
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ALL NEW!
Get ready for up-close encounters with animals!
This new exhibit features unforgettable hands-on
experiences that include getting up close to red
pandas and touching and feeding parakeets,
wallabies, and goats.
DOLPHIN MOVES
Below are some words to
remind you of our dolphins.
Can you find all eight?
1. swim
2. mammal
3. dive
4. movements
May 28 to September 5
This FREE 20-minute, interactive
show features a variety of
birds from around the world
demonstrating free-flight
natural behaviors.
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6. engineer
7. scientist
8. Seven Seas
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Fridays and Saturdays,
June 17 to August 13
4:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Free for Members
Summer Nights is back, bigger
and better. Enjoy the zoo at night
with enhanced dining, live music,
roaming kids’ entertainment, and a
new laser light show finale!
Sponsored by
Dolphins
are Active
At Brookfield Zoo, we keep track of the
activity and behavior of our dolphins.
Understanding their movements helps
us understand what a dolphin does all
day. To keep track of their movements
and communications with each other, we
partnered with a biochemical engineer at the
University of Michigan and scientists from
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute.
Our marine mammal care team worked
with the dolphins to get them ready and
comfortable with wearing a tracing device
called a “D-tag,” which is short for “Digital
Acoustic Recording Tag.” The device is just
around the size of a computer mouse and
it attaches to the dolphins with four small
suction cups.
The D-tag is equipped with an orientation
sensor, to know where the dolphins are, a
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compass, to keep track of when and how deep
they dive, and two mini underwater microphones,
which are called hydrophones. These also help us
understand how dolphins communicate with each
other.
Stop by our Seven Seas exhibit at Brookfield Zoo
to see how active our dolphins are. You will most
likely see them continuously swimming at different
depths and using acrobatic movements like spins,
glides, and jumps.
Learn More About
Your Favorite Animals at CZS.org
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