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PHOTOS: Wild Encounters at Brookfield Zoo

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Tuesday, June 23, 2015
The entrance is topped with vibrant panels that, when the sun is shining, projects colorful geometric shapes on the ground.
Narrative illustrations, art and sculptures, audiovisual media, and hands-on interactives are facilitated by the zoo's animal care and volunteer staff.
An Australian-themed wood pergola in the center of the habitat offers shade for guests and animals. The green, lush grassy knoll gives the wallabies private space.
The walk-in wallaby yard at Brookfield Zoo's Hamill Family Wild Encounter is home to more than 20 Bennett’s wallabies.
Guests of all ages have an opportunity to get up-close and even feed wallabies at Brookfield Zoo's Hamill Family Wild Encounters.
Or they can choose to get close up to zoogoers, who have opportunities to feed the animals (a small fee applies for grain).
The Bramsen Animal Ambassador Pavilion, located just east of Hamill Family Wild Encounters, features both public and off exhibit spaces.
Guests will be able to get up close views of reindeer at Brookfield Zoo's Hamill Family Wild Encounters.
The tree in the red pandas' habitat was constructed of steel beams, rebar, and concrete by the Chicago Zoological Society's exhibits crew.
The tree in its habitat was created by the zoo's exhibits staff.
Built-in crevices accommodate eight timed feeders that release various food items at random times throughout the day to encourage the animals' natural foraging behaviors.
A red panda can be seen at Brookfield Zoo's Hamill Family Wild Encounters
The room may be used for up-close experiences with animal ambassadors, special events, and private parties.
The Christopher Family Plaza has three captivating whimsical kinesthetic sculptures, which range from 10 to 14 feet high. They rotate with the breeze.
Nearly 30 Nigerian dwarf goats can be seen in Brookfield Zoo's Hamill Family Wild Encounters.
Guests are able to touch, groom, and even feed the goats (a small fee applies for dispensed grain).
Parakeets at the aviary house.
The 6,500-square-foot aviary, which is one of the largest in North America, houses more than 700 hundred free-flying parakeets.
Parakeets
Brookfield Zoo's Hamill Family Wild Encounters features one of the largest indoor aviaries in the country, housing more than 700 hundred free-flying parakeets.
Wild Encounters opens at Brookfield Zoo on July 1, 2015.
Wild Encounters opens at Brookfield Zoo on July 1, 2015.
Wild Encounters opens at Brookfield Zoo on July 1, 2015.
Wild Encounters opens at Brookfield Zoo on July 1, 2015.
Wild Encounters opens at Brookfield Zoo on July 1, 2015.
Wild Encounters opens at Brookfield Zoo on July 1, 2015.
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PHOTOS: Wild Encounters at Brookfield ZooThe entrance is topped with vibrant panels that, when the sun is shining, projects colorful geometric shapes on the ground.
Jim Schulz/Chicago Zoological Society

BROOKFIELD, Ill. (WLS) -- Have you ever fed an anteater? Or petted a wallaby?

How about been surrounded by hundreds of parakeets?

Now's your chance! Head over to the Brookfield Zoo's Hamill Family Wild Encounters.

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