Koalas made their debut Tuesday at Brookfield Zoo Chicago for the first time in the zoo's 90-year history. Members of the zoo got a sneak preview of the koalas before the exhibit opened to the public.

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BROOKFIELD, Ill. (WREX) — Brookfield Zoo Chicago will introduce koalas to the public for the first time starting Memorial Day weekend. Two male koalas, Brumby and Willum, will be on exhibit in the ...

Two new koala bears have made their way to the Louisville Zoo from California, according to a news release. The koala bears, 2-year-old Dharuk and 4-year-old Telowie, arrived from the San Diego Zoo ...

Chicago-area residents have long been able to see animals of all kinds from across the world at the 90-year-old Brookfield Zoo, but new history is being made at the suburban landmark. Starting ...

BROOKFIELD, Ill. — Brookfield Zoo has welcomed its first-ever koalas, Brumby and Willum, who are now acclimated and ready to meet visitors. The two male marsupials arrived on June 10 and are housed in ...

BROOKFIELD, Ill. — Two icons of Australia are now the big shots in Brookfield. Brookfield Zoo Chicago’s new koalas met visitors for the first time Tuesday morning and Ana Beleval and WGN’s Around Town ...

The zoo announced that two male koalas will be coming from the San Diego Zoo and will be arriving later this June. Dharuk and Telowie will join the zoo's family "indefinitely" as part of an agreement ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- The Louisville Zoo unveiled its two new koalas on Tuesday, their first public appearance since arriving from the San Diego Zoo. Two male koalas named Dharuk ("da’ rook"), 2, ...

An international team of scientists has analyzed the ongoing colonization by two retroviruses of the germline of koalas and ...

Two male koalas slowly climbed trees and snacked on eucalyptus leaves Tuesday at their new home at Brookfield Zoo Chicago, as hundreds excitedly waited in line for the chance to see the marsupials ...

Koalas are coming to Brookfield Zoo Chicago, a first for the west suburban zoo. With the very Australian-sounding names Willum and Brumby, the pair will make their debuts for zoo visitors over ...