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Hazina, the baby rhino at Lincoln Park Zoo, is now on view, and admission is free. Here is her story and how to get there.
On March 19, 2026, a critically endangered eastern black rhino named Kapuki gave birth to a female calf at Lincoln Park Zoo. The calf weighed about 60 pounds and took her first steps less than two hours after birth. After several weeks with her mother behind the scenes, she made her public debut at the end of April. The zoo named her Hazina, which means "treasured" in Swahili.
Hazina is the third calf for 20-year-old Kapuki and the first with 21-year-old father Utenzi. She walked, nursed and grew fast under close care. Her birth is part of the Eastern Black Rhinoceros Species Survival Plan, a breeding program run by accredited zoos to protect the species.
Eastern black rhinos are critically endangered. Their wild numbers fell by an estimated 98 percent between 1960 and 1995, mostly from poaching for their horns. Conservation work has since brought the wild population back to about 1,000. North America has only around 57. That makes a healthy calf like Hazina a big deal.
Calves stay close to their mothers for about two years, so you have time to see her. But she will not stay baby-sized for long.
In April 2026, the zoo also welcomed two young Sichuan takin brothers, Porter and Taiyang. Takins are part of the goat-antelope family and come from China. They have curved horns and a loose flap of skin under the chin. You can find the brothers in the South side of the zoo's campus. Takins gather in herds in spring and summer, so the warmer months are a good time to see them out.
Lincoln Park Zoo is free and open 365 days a year. Founded in 1868, it is one of the oldest zoos in North America. That makes it one of the most popular family days out in the city.
Parking is the hard part. The zoo is surrounded by the park, the lakefront and packed residential streets. Parking there is scarce, metered and permit-restricted. On a nice weekend, families can spend their first 40 minutes circling.
A chauffeured car service solves that. We drop you at the entrance and come back to the curb when you are ready to go home. No parking app, no folding the stroller in a garage, and no long walk with tired kids. If you prefer a sedan or SUV, book our black car service in Chicago.
We get your whole family to the Lincoln Park Zoo gate and back on one flat rate with no surge pricing. For larger groups, our Mercedes Sprinter vans seat up to fourteen with room for strollers. You can check what a limo costs in Chicago before you book your ride.
These spots are a short ride or walk from the zoo:
Our Lincoln Park car service can link the whole day: the zoo in the morning, lunch on Armitage and the lakefront in the afternoon. To keep the same car and driver between stops, book an hourly chauffeur.
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A visit to see Lincoln Park Zoo's newest arrival is easiest with a chauffeur who handles parking near the lakefront.
Family-friendly rides to Lincoln Park and the zoo, flat-rate and on your schedule.
