Viv, Kay and Wednesday are besties and munch, nap, play and even train together.
Viv, Kay and Wednesday are besties and munch, nap, play and even train together.
She is very smart and eager to train . . .
She is very smart and eager to train with her keepers, often offering a behavior
CMZoo year-round sponsor, Children’s Hospital Colorado, has created a guide to first-year doctor visits for human babies. Similarly, Cheyenne Mountain Zoo’s experience with our prolific giraffe breeding program, founded in 1954, gives us some great milestones for the first year of life for a giraffe calf. Let’s see how Viv, CMZoo’s giraffe calf born to . . .
Keepers rely on a calf’s interest in solid foods to train.
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For giraffe, hoof health is vital to overall health. As the zoo profession evolves to further embrace animal husbandry training, and new veterinary technologies allow for better diagnostics, Cheyenne Mountain Zoo is working to improve the future of giraffe care. “Horses have been domesticated for thousands of years, and the mantra has been ‘no hoof, . . .
The team developed co-working communication that allows one person to train and keep
Zoo Chronology; past to present. 1916 Spencer Penrose receives a bear as a gift, sparking his passion for collecting animals. 1926 Penrose begins relocating animals from his ranch and the Broadmoor Hotel to the present site of Cheyenne Mountain Zoo. 1937 Will Rogers Shrine of the Sun is dedicated. A miniature railroad, The Zoo Special, . . .
Monkey and feline houses are constructed. 1950 The Cadillac-designed Mountaineer cog train
With keeper talks and animal demonstrations throughout the day, The Loft provides hands-on and up-close opportunities with smaller animals like tortoises, skunks, snakes, lizards and more. My Big Backyard is home to chickens, bunnies and a treehouse that’s home to lots of amphibians and invertebrates. What you may not know is that with a little . . .
With a keeper’s help, guests prepare animal diets, feed the animals, and even help train
February is International Hoof Care Month, so come behind the scenes for an up-close look at giraffe hoof care training! Hoof care is important for the overall health of all hoofstock animals. Brushing, picking, and trimming contribute to maintaining healthy hooves, directly influencing the health of a giraffe’s entire body. At CMZoo, keepers have built . . .
with the giraffe herd through positive reinforcement, offering them the choice to train
Mashama, 9-year-old reticulated giraffe, is known for his outgoing personality and energetic presence in the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo giraffe herd. Lately, though, Mashama has been dealing with some foot and leg issues. “We’ve discovered that Mashama has sprained ligaments and a fracture in his right foot,” said Dr. Liza Dadone, CMZoo head veterinarian and VP . . .
CMZoo’s veterinary team, keepers, trainers and animal care managers have been working
“It goes to show how important it is to proactively train for these volunteer behaviors
