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Entrance to Brookfield Zoo Chicago, c. 1930s Zookeeper with baby animals, c. 1940s Dolphinarium, 2000. In 1919, Edith Rockefeller McCormick donated land she had received from her father as a wedding gift to the Cook County Forest Preserve District for development as a zoological garden.
The Forest Preserve District of Cook County is a governmental commission in Cook County, Illinois, that owns and manages land containing forest, prairie, wetland, streams, and lakes. These land holdings are primarily managed as undeveloped natural areas and for outdoor recreation. The Forest Preserve District encompasses approximately 70,000 ...
17-08576. Website. www.brookfieldil.gov. Brookfield (formerly Grossdale) is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States, located 13 miles (21 km) west of downtown Chicago. Per the 2020 census, the population was 19,476. [2] The city is home to the Brookfield Zoo.
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Owner. Brookfield Zoo. Cookie (June 30, 1933 – August 27, 2016) was a male pink cockatoo (also known as Major Mitchell's cockatoo) residing at Brookfield Zoo, near Chicago, Illinois, United States. He was believed to be the oldest member of his species alive in captivity, at the age of 82 in June 2015, [1][2] having significantly exceeded the ...
George Bernard Rabb (January 2, 1930, in Charleston, South Carolina – July 27, 2017, in Chicago, Illinois) was an American zoologist, and the former director of the Brookfield Zoo from 1976 until 2003. [1] Rabb's pioneering work led the zoo toward its current position as a conservation center, a concept Rabb has championed for zoos everywhere ...
www.aza.org. The Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA), originally the American Association of Zoological Parks and Aquariums, is an American 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization founded in 1924 and dedicated to the advancement of zoos and public aquariums in the areas of conservation, education, science, and recreation.