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Brookfield Zoo is set to welcome a new animal to its facility later this year, as a female polar bear will make her debut in ...

BROOKFIELD, IL -- Guests at the Brookfield Zoo will soon have a new polar bear to view. Amelia Gray, an 8-year-old female ...

Video in the player above shows Brookfield Zoo’s baby kangaroo drawing a crowd. BROOKFIELD, Ill. (WGN) — The polar bears at ...

The Oregon Zoo announced that polar bear Amelia Gray will move to Brookfield Zoo Chicago in early September as part of a breeding program. Zoo officials say the move is aimed at ...

A frosty new face is coming to Brookfield Zoo this fall—an 8-year-old polar bear ready to meet her new neighbors.

Amelia Gray, a polar bear who has called the Oregon Zoo home since 2021, will soon head to the Brookfield Zoo near Chicago ...

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A Chicago area zoo will soon have a new polar bear. Brookfield Zoo Chicago is expected to welcome an 8-year-old female named Amelia Gray this fall from Oregon Zoo in Portland. The goal is for her to ...

On Thursday, Brookfield Zoo announced that Amelia Gray, an 8-year-old female, will be making the move from the Oregon Zoo to Chicago’s suburbs, where she’ll also be paired up with 5-year-old Hudson.

"At some point, she may also have an opportunity to raise cubs, though plans for that have yet to be determined," the press release said. “In the meantime, folks needn’t worry about her being on her ...