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Good News for Nayembi President and CEO Kevin Bell shares how baby gorilla Nayembi continues to grow--and heal--behind the scenes. She's trying new foods, exploring her enclosure and getting lessons in how to act like an ape.		Visualizing Animal Activity Around the Clock Deer, coyotes, opossums—when are urban animals active around Chicago? Urban Wildlife Institute scientists tell us in this special infographic produced for Lincoln Park Zoo magazine! (4.8 MB JPG)


Monkey Island Helen Brach Primate House assistant lead keeper Anita Yantz journeys to Bioko, an ecologically unique island off the west coast of Africa, to take part in a primate-census expedition.		Type Casting A blood-type database for great apes now provides animal care givers and vets worldwide with a valuable resource, thanks to a compassionate response to the loss of a gorilla at the zoo in 2005.


Flowery Fun for Mother's Day Happy Mother’s Day! Flowers make a great gift for mom, but they’re also a tasty treat for Bactrian camels, red-footed tortoises and prehensile-tailed skinks.		Nayembi Explores Her Exhibit Gorilla Nayembi, who was injured in February, is thriving under 24-hour care. See the baby try new foods and explore her enclosure. (Opens YouTube video)


Members-Only Morning Slideshow Nearly 300 members enjoyed exclusive access to the heart of the zoo, waking up with otters and tigers.		Bioko Island Expedition Zookeeper Anita Yantz shares photos from the Bioko Biodiversity Protection Program’s primate census expedition.


Nature Boardwalk Through the Seasons Follow the seasons at Nature Boardwalk at Lincoln Park Zoo with time-lapse photos capturing the growth of this urban ecosystem.		Where do They Live? Grasslands, jungles and water—animals live all kinds of places! Show off what you know by matching each animal with its home.


Wild Trivia Bonus Round Think you know Lincoln Park Zoo’s animals from stripe to scale? Test your zoo IQ with this all-animal quiz!		Veterinary Case Study: Meerkat During a routine physical examination on a meerkat, veterinarians noticed something peculiar on the radiographs.