Sarmad Ghaled Dafar was sentenced to four months in custody for smuggling six, rare baby spider monkeys over the Mexican border and attempting to sell them over Facebook, officials said.

The crime was first discovered by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service officials when they stopped one of Dafar’s co-conspirators ...

Sarmad Ghaled Dafar of Houston, Texas, was sentenced in federal court on Friday to four months in custody and 180 days of ...

Marley, a northern rockhopper penguin at Moody Gardens' Aquarium Pyramid, is one of three finalists in Penguin International's March of the Penguin Madness.

The first major tournament of the year is in the books as Rory McIlroy finally completed the career grand slam by winning his ...

A popular suburban museum and one of the Chicago-area's most notable zoos say they are being hit hard by so-called DOGE cuts.

The Trump administration is canceling funding for a study of behavioral diversity in animals at the Brookfield Zoo as it dismantles a federal agency committed to libraries and museums.

From some of the baby animals from the Brookfield Zoo to the trendy Trader Joe's tote bags, here's what caught Sara Machi and Kylee Miller's eye this week.

Several new babies were born, hatched and morphed at Brookfield Zoo Chicago Zoo since January, including Humboldt penguin ...

Brookfield Zoo Chicago is now offering free admission to families receiving SNAP benefits. The offer includes up to four ...

If you've ever dreamed of strolling through Diagon Alley or sipping Butterbear under floating candles, you won't have to book ...

CSO and The Joffrey Ballet: 7:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday, April 10-11, and 3 p.m. Sunday, April 13, at the Chicago Symphony ...