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Bald eagle Sam is retiring due to age-related vision issues  Sam the bald eagle has given hundreds of thousands of people goose bumps soaring over crowds at Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden’s Wings of Wonder and at Great American Ballpark over the years. Sadly, after a recent diagnosis of cataracts, he is retiring. He will […]
final appearance at tonight’s Reds game but will be walked out by his long-time trainer

Four cubs in Zoo’s nursery now have a brother from another mother                       CINCINNATI, OH (April 5, 2016) – A lone cheetah cub in search of litter mates has found a new home at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden. The male cub, born 12 days before Cincinnati Zoo’s cubs were delivered via C-section (on March […]
said Linda Castaneda, Lead Trainer for the Cincinnati Zoo’s Cat Ambassador Program

 Fans can get a Sam the bald eagle bobblehead and see him fly! CINCINNATI, OH (February 19, 2019) – The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden and the Cincinnati Reds are teaming up to offer animal and baseball enthusiasts opportunities to enjoy both at the same time this summer! Fans can visit with mascots and attend […]
and we had no idea what his flight ability would be,” said Eddie Annal, head bird trainer

With an unexpectedly rapid decline in health, the cat ambassador and veterinary teams had to say an extremely difficult goodbye to a very special cheetah, Redd, yesterday. Here are some highlights of Redd’s journey that the team wanted to share. Redd was one of those animals that touched the hearts of everyone he met. Redd was […]
Senior Trainer Andie has many memories of these connections.

If you follow the zoo, I’m sure you’ve seen our 2 newest (and cutest) additions to the Cat Ambassador Program (CAP): Rozi and Daisy! Rozi is a cheetah cub that came to us from Wildlife Safari in Oregon. She was a single cub and couldn’t be cared for by her mom, so she came to […]
one of my fellow trainers: A Cat’s Best Friend Rozi is my first cheetah cub as a trainer

Photo Opportunity – Monday, September 1, at 11 a.m. CINCINNATI – (August 19, 2014) On Monday, September 1, 2014, at 11 a.m. the Cincinnati Zoo will stop and remember “Martha,” the world’s last passenger pigeon, who passed away at the Cincinnati Zoo 100 years ago.  To remember the loss of what was, at one time, […]
octagonal case that will contain passenger pigeons carved by Zoo employee and bird trainer

It is well documented that cheetahs are the fastest animals on land. They reach speeds of up to 70 miles per hour and can accelerate from zero to sixty in just 3.4 seconds. At the Cincinnati Zoo, in normal non-COVID times, guests have the opportunity to witness this remarkable feat at the Kroger Cheetah Encounter. […]
Not only am I a trainer in the Cat Ambassador Program, but I am also in the process

The Cincinnati Zoo is one of the best Zoos in the country and that wouldn’t be possible without our amazing Zookeeper staff. The animal cares teams devote their lives to conservation and the animals at the Cincinnati Zoo. One of the most common questions they are asked is “how do I become a Zookeeper?” so […]
Andie Haugen, Cat Ambassador Trainer How did you become a zookeeper: Like many zookeepers

Welcome to Polar Bear Week, also known as, my favorite week of the year! It’s early November. It’s cold. It’s snowy. Polar bears are waiting for the sea ice to form. Polar Bear Week coincides with the fall polar bear migration to Churchill, Manitoba, where polar bears gather to wait for freeze-up on Hudson Bay so […]
My name is Debbie and I am an animal trainer at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden

September 2nd is International Vulture Awareness Day, and a great opportunity for us to celebrate some of the Cincinnati Zoo’s unsung heroes, our vultures! The Cincinnati Zoo is home to eight vultures representing four species. Vultures may not always be the prettiest animals to look at, but they play a crucial role in many ecosystems […]
Although Aughra is a great trainer, and very smart, she is wary of change and needs