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Other animals were soon donated to the park, including, a puma, two elk, three wolves, four eagles, and eight peacock. [14] In 1874, a bear cub from the Philadelphia Zoo was the first animal purchased by the zoo, for US$10. [15] The bear became quite adept at escaping from its home and could frequently be found roaming Lincoln Park at night. [16]
Brookfield Zoo Chicago, also known as the Chicago Zoological Park, [2] [3] is a zoo located in the Chicago suburb of Brookfield, Illinois.It houses around 450 species of animals in an area of 216 acres (87 ha).
Shedd Aquarium (formally the John G. Shedd Aquarium) is an indoor public aquarium in Chicago.Opened on May 30, 1930, the 5 million US gal (19,000,000 L; 4,200,000 imp gal) aquarium holds about 32,000 animals and is the third largest aquarium in the Western Hemisphere, after the Georgia Aquarium and Monterey Bay Aquarium.
Chicago Riverwalk: Taking advantage of the sunny summer days in Chicago is a must. The waterfront strip located on the South Bank is the perfect place for a leisurely stroll.
Animal lovers can drive through its 750 acres, a third of which "provide animals with large areas of bush, grasslands or forest in which they can interact naturally with other animals."
The fauna of Illinois include a wide variety of mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles, fish and insects (not listed).. The state bird is the Northern cardinal.; The state insect is the monarch butterfly.
The Chicago Botanic Garden is a 385-acre (156 ha) botanical garden situated on nine islands in the northern Cook County Forest Preserves. It features 27 display gardens and five natural habitats including Mary Mix McDonald Woods, Barbara Brown Nature Reserve, Dixon Prairie, the Skokie River Corridor, and the Lakes and Shorelines.
A 5-year-old boy was bitten "multiple times" by a coyote outside a nature museum in Chicago as residents report multiple coyote sightings.