Endangered black-crowned night herons deliberately nest near red wolves at a Chicago zoo
- Posted on June 26, 2025
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Endangered black-crowned night herons deliberately nest near red wolves at a Chicago zoo

The wolves deter smaller predators that could climb to the herons' nests. The last remaining breeding colony of the species in Illinois has made the top of the wolf enclosure their summer home.