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WILD ROUNDS
WITH DR.MIKE

President & CEO Dr. Mike Adkesson’s video series pulls back the curtain on Brookfield Zoo Chicago’s care and conservation, inspired by his days as a veterinarian doing rounds at the Animal Hospital. Step behind the scenes as he interviews animal care leaders, vets, and more experts at Brookfield Zoo Chicago to learn about how we’re transforming animal care for the next century and beyond.

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EPISODE 1

Come along with President & CEO Dr. Mike and director of Primate Care and Conservation Kim Skelton to take part in a training session with Barney, one of the Western lowland gorillas residing at Bramsen Tropical Forests!

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EPISODE 2

President & CEO Dr. Mike goes behind-the-scenes to explore how we care for endangered pangolins at Brookfield Zoo Chicago and then joins Dr. Copper Aitken-Palmer for a health check-up with a pangolin in the Animal Hospital!

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EPISODE 3

Head behind-the-scenes with Dr. Mike Adkesson, President & CEO, and Raquel Ardisana-Penney, Associate Director of Carnivore Care and Conservation, to learn about the Amur leopard cubs and the various forms of enrichment helping them reach key development milestones.

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EPISODE 4

Meet the Zoo’s newest arrivals! Watch as Dr. Mike Adkesson joins our animal care and veterinary teams for the first health check-ups of 10 newly born African painted dog pups—a behind-the-scenes look at a critical moment in their earliest days.

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