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Member-Only Trip to Chicago’s Lincoln Park Zoo
Saturday, April 28, 2012
Cost: $40 for adults; $30 children 2 and under
To register, click here or call our office at (414) 258-2333
What does Chicago’s Lincoln Park Zoo have that Milwaukee doesn’t? Well, first of all, it’s in an urban setting compared to our more forested campus. Then they have several species of animals that we do not have on exhibit, including the lynx and the chimpanzee. You’ll find two 2-year-old Eurasian lynxes in the Kovler Lion House. The chimpanzees are in the impressive Regenstein Center for African Apes. Observe how they are different from the Milwaukee Country Zoo’s bonobos, their closely related cousins. Other animals that you’ll see there but you won’t find here are African wild dogs, pygmy hippos, sun bears, the distinctive aardvark, a dwarf crocodile, wood ducks (which can be mistaken for Mandarin ducks by the untrained eye) and many more!
Check-in starts at 7:30 a.m. at the Milwaukee County Zoo and includes a continental breakfast with pastries, bagels, juices, milk and coffee. Busses leave the Zoo at 8:30 a.m. The trip includes transportation on restroom-equipped motor coaches, beverages donated by PepsiAmericas and a snack on the return trip (note to those with allergies: Snacks may include dairy and peanut byproducts). We depart Chicago at 4:30 p.m. and return by 6:30 p.m.
The cost is $40 per person, $30 for children 2 and under. This excursion is open only to Zoological Society members and their guests. An itinerary will be mailed prior to the trip. Call (414) 258-2333 for questions. Space is limited, so register now.
