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Other animals were soon donated to the park, including, a puma, two elk, three wolves, four eagles, and eight peacock. [14] In 1874, a bear cub from the Philadelphia Zoo was the first animal purchased by the zoo, for US$10. [15] The bear became quite adept at escaping from its home and could frequently be found roaming Lincoln Park at night. [16]
In later years, it primarily housed farm animals, such as goats, ducks, and chickens. [4] The zoo was maintained by the Zoological Society of the Lincoln Park Zoo . [ 5 ] In 2013, the zoo at Indian Boundary Park was closed and the remaining few animals were sent to Lincoln Park Zoo.
Chicago cartoonist John T. McCutcheon was the president of the Chicago Zoological Society from 1921 until 1948 and oversaw the zoo's construction, opening and its early years, including helping it through the war years, when the zoo saw a decrease in attendance. Grace Olive Wiley briefly worked as a reptile curator at the zoo in 1935. [26]
Snow has arrived in Chicago! And the first measurable snow of the 2024-2025 season was impressive. According to the National Weather Service’s Chicago office, 2.9 inches of snow fell at O’Hare ...
• Arctic air funneled into Chicago shortly after the start of winter, causing the mercury to drop below zero and remain there for more than 24 hours. The high temperature on Dec. 23, 2023, was 1 ...
Shedd Aquarium (formally the John G. Shedd Aquarium) is an indoor public aquarium in Chicago.Opened on May 30, 1930, the 5 million US gal (19,000,000 L; 4,200,000 imp gal) aquarium holds about 32,000 animals and is the third largest aquarium in the Western Hemisphere, after the Georgia Aquarium and Monterey Bay Aquarium.
The Chicago Botanic Garden is a 385-acre (156 ha) botanical garden situated on nine islands in the northern Cook County Forest Preserves. It features 27 display gardens and five natural habitats including Mary Mix McDonald Woods, Barbara Brown Nature Reserve, Dixon Prairie, the Skokie River Corridor, and the Lakes and Shorelines.
This year, the summer solstice takes place at 9:57 a.m. CDT on June 21, the latest start to summer since 2019. A man jumps into Lake Michigan to cool off Wednesday, July 20, 2022, with the ...