Conservation Leadership

giraffe calf born at Brookfield Zoo with mom Jasiri

Jasiri Giraffe Gives Birth
Jasiri, a 7½-year-old giraffe at Brookfield Zoo, gave birth to a male calf on June 21. The first-time mom gave birth outside in an off-exhibit area. Soon after being born, the 173-pound, 5-foot-9-inch-tall calf stood and was nursing not long after that.

Watch video of the Jasiri Giraffe giving birth at Brookfield Zoo!


This calf is the 59th giraffe born at Brookfield Zoo. The sire, Hasani, 4, arrived at Brookfield Zoo in 2010, and is on a breeding loan from Lee Richardson Zoo in Garden City, Kansas. He is also the father of Dave, a nearly 8-month-old calf born in November 2012...read more

Zoological Research

Fall 2013 Lecture Series - Dolphins as Pollution Banks Sept. 17

Please Don't Feed the Dolphins!
By Dr. Katie McHugh
November 13

The Chicago Zoological Society's Sarasota Dolphin Research Program conducts the world's longest-running study of a wild dolphin population. Dr. Kaite McHugh has documented numerous human-dolphin interactions, which often cause the animals serious injury or even kill them outright. Join Dr. McHugh for insight into these issues and her work to reduce interactions.
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