Our Experts Meet our team of zoo scientists and staff, who work to protect wildlife each and every day.Vendor Opportunities We enjoy the support of our local community and make every effort to reciprocate that support with Chicagoland businesses.Join Our Team Find open positions and discover what it means to work with the Lincoln Park Zoo team.Community Engagement Explore the zoo’s work with the greater Chicagoland community.Our History Founded in 1868, Lincoln Park Zoo is among the most established zoos in the country.About the Zoo Everything we do is rooted in our mission: to connect people with nature.Zoo Investigations Students confront the real-life, science-based challenges that zookeepers and researchers face every day.Zoo Explorers Sign up your school group for a 55-minute, inquiry-based animal investigation.Partners in Fieldwork This free, school year-long program engages middle and high school youth in research activities that support the work of Lincoln Park Zoo’s Urban Wildlife Institute.Plan a Field Trip Tips and tricks to enhance your classroom’s zoo visit.Zoo Camps Seasonal camps, for grades preK–8, where exploring wildlife happens every day.Explore our many programs dedicated to inspiring passion for wildlife. Youth Programs Learning is one of our biggest initiatives.Science Projects Learn about ongoing research conducted at the zoo and around the world.Scientific Collaboration Work with us to further your research ideas.Take Action with Us Want to protect wildlife? Join the zoo in our efforts, locally and globally.Learn about our greater commitment to wildlife conservation. Conservation & Science Science happens here.Plants & Gardens Discover the natural plant ecosystems-filled with beautiful flowers, trees, and other flora-across the zoo.Animal Care & Welfare Learn about the zoo’s commitment to advancing animal care and welfare.Explore all the animals at the zoo and learn about their specially designed habitats. Animals & Exhibits We are home to nearly 200 species.
Animals & Gardens Hundreds of animal and plant species live at the zoo-from lemurs to lizards, flora to fauna.Guest Guidelines Creating a safe, welcoming space for all is a responsibility for everyone.See specific accessibility information, policies, and procedures for zoo visitors. Accessibility The zoo was designed with everyone in mind.Zoo Map A digital map of all things at the zoo, covering all 49 acres.Visitor FAQs Answers to the most common questions about visiting the zoo.Explore our daily activities, experiences, and attractions. Things to Do There’s always something fun to do at the zoo.Shopping & Dining Hours, availability, and information about the Gift Shop and dining options.Hours & Location The zoo is open 365 days a year, and entry is always free.The shoebills in Pairi Daiza are visible from mid-may until september.Open every day: Gates at 8 a.m., Buildings at 10 a.m. It is a bird that is seldom seen in captivity : Pairi Daiza was the first park in the world to have succeeded, in 2008, to hatch two chicks : Abou and Marqoub. Living in wetlands, it feeds not only on fish, but also on snakes, frogs and young varanes or crocodiles, which it swallows whole by dredging the mud with its extraordinary beak. The Shoebill Stork is so secretive that it was discovered by European scientists only in 1850, at the time of expeditions into the immense marshy areas of Africa, to the sources of the Nile. It is its beak which is especially remarkable : in the shape of a 25cm-long and 10cm-wide shoe, hence its so evocative local name : “ abou marqoub ”, Father of the Shoe! With its round little eyes and its vaguely ironic air when it stares at you, completely motionless, this large wader bird, of a pearl-grey colour, is rather related to herons and pelicans than to storks, with which it shares the silhouette, however.
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