Met a group from Scotland by the Eiffel Tower the other day and they asked where I was from. “America, unfortunately right now” got a good laugh from them. Of course I had to follow up with “Chicago,” just in case
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Great ape zookeeper surrounded by lilacs. My views are my own. she/her
Met a group from Scotland by the Eiffel Tower the other day and they asked where I was from. “America, unfortunately right now” got a good laugh from them. Of course I had to follow up with “Chicago,” just in case
19.11.2025 20:18 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0It’s Giving Day 2025! Did you know @lpzoo.org is the only privately managed free-admission zoo in the United States? We welcome over 3 million visitors every year and your donations help keep Lincoln Park Zoo free to all and open 365 days a year! support.lpzoo.org/fundraiser/6...
26.09.2025 22:26 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Happy World Gorilla Day! Learn about how we care for the gorillas at Lincoln Park Zoo! @lpzoo.org 🌍🦍 youtu.be/DSWdkNK7IAo?...
Giving Day donations help us to continue to provide this expert care! support.lpzoo.org/fundraiser/6...
A dainty princess with her first pup cup
09.06.2025 01:18 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Bestie check-in featuring Djeke and Nyah 💚
15.05.2025 16:55 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0I submitted a “pothole complaint” on the Chi311 app and the crater was actually fixed only six days later 🤯
15.04.2025 22:47 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Pic I took of Shota arriving at a cold Wrigley Field today.
07.04.2025 20:52 — 👍 31 🔁 2 💬 2 📌 0Checked in for my eye appointment and the receptionist commented “wow, I would expect you to be older!” 😑 Yes, I realize I’m probably one of twenty millennials with my first name 👵🏼
07.04.2025 22:32 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Gorilla? Naw, that’s a little squirrel chewing on his bark chip. This lil guy has grown up in so many ways in just one year
07.03.2025 04:01 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Became a victim of an AllTrails ‘easy’ hike today.
17.02.2025 01:55 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0So apparently I’ve turned into a panic packer and wait until a few hours before my flight to even open my suitcase 🙈
15.02.2025 17:25 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0FaceTimed with my 6yo nephew earlier and he asked if I’m on my winter break now…I wish. I’m on my 2-day weekend that luckily falls on Christmas Day this year 😆
25.12.2024 03:37 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Check out @katieacronin.bsky.social and the primates at Lincoln Park Zoo featured on Nightly News: Kids Edition! 🦍🐒 (starting at the 8:00min mark) www.nbcnews.com/video/nightl...
01.12.2024 00:26 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 1"For the first time, Ethiopian wolves have been documented feeding on the nectar of Ethiopian red hot poker flowers. This is the first large carnivore species ever to be documented feeding on nectar."
Sweet tooth: Ethiopian wolves seen feeding on nectar www.biology.ox.ac.uk/article/swee... #wolves
It is!
23.11.2024 01:26 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0A silverback gorilla resting his chin on his hand that is in a fist
So proud of this guy for his stellar training session with me this morning! 🦍
22.11.2024 23:32 — 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Check out the work Lincoln Park Zoo has been doing for #chimpanzees Eli and Susie www.nytimes.com/2024/11/15/s...
17.11.2024 01:18 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1This Rum Protects the Ocean: the world’s first conservation distillery is open for business. – Southern Fried Science https://buff.ly/4hN8tTn 🌎🧪🦑
15.11.2024 16:57 — 👍 79 🔁 20 💬 4 📌 3Kathy always makes the best nests 💤
15.11.2024 16:51 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Our midday stroll 🦍
13.11.2024 02:57 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Going to assume they’re filming The Bear across from my apartment
17.04.2024 22:43 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Brant on NBC just told us to wear our bike helmets during tornado warnings
28.02.2024 00:13 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 3 📌 0hbd to the best new year’s eve baby, Zachary 💛
01.01.2024 04:18 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Getting into this career, I thought I may do a career talk at an elementary school someday. I never thought I would be giving guest lectures for college psych classes, yet today I gave my second one at college number two 😎
30.11.2023 00:06 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0My new training project
08.11.2023 19:17 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Gray skies or blue, chances are good Umande will be outside 🦍
08.11.2023 15:20 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0This is what happens when you let me dog sit. New jacket for the suburban boy not used to cold walks (he loves it) and another bed 💤
01.11.2023 23:20 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Who’s going to tell him I have to go back to work tomorrow?
20.10.2023 21:23 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0This made the news Monday.
An update: The serval still has not been captured. The owner bought it in West Virginia. It’s been living in an apartment for the past two weeks after being purchased. Surprisingly, servals are not included under the term “dangerous animals” with Illinois state law.
It was fascinating to see the iris color variation in person at Bass Rock this past Spring!
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