first year that facilities housing the rare sapphire and cinnamon feathered birds have
Chats During these chats, you will learn more about the otters at the Zoo, and have
Did you enjoy a cup of coffee this morning? You can thank the bees! Of the 1,400 crop plants grown, nearly 75% depend on pollination, including coffee, almonds, many fruits, and chocolate. Without bees and other pollinators, our diets would be severely limited, and it would be more difficult to acquire the variety of vitamins […]
Next time you’re at the Zoo, stop by to see the house we have up near World of the
For this World Penguin Day, on April 25, the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden wants to highlight one of our favorite flightless birds, penguins. The Zoo is home to five species of penguins: Magellanic, king, Southern rockhopper, little blue, and African penguins. Though we recognize these animals for their black and white bodies, these birds come […]
Though they have natural predators in the wild, their decline in population is from
Sustainability efforts benefit Last Mile clients, ODRC, and the Planet CINCINNATI, OH (October 24, 2023) – Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden, aka The Greenest Zoo in America®, is moving closer to its goal to be Net Zero Waste by 2025. A cross-departmental team, along with partners from the community, set out to make the Zoo’s big […]
“We have donated almost 3,000 lbs of food that they have been able to turn into meals
On May 19th, our zoo community celebrated Endangered Species Day. One species that was highlighted was the African penguin (Spheniscus demersus). The Cincinnati Zoo is home to five species of penguins, one being the Africans, which reside in a habitat at the entrance of the Children’s Zoo. Our colony consists of 4 females and 6 […]
Have you ever noticed the colored bands on their flippers?
The zoological community have been working together with researchers to understand
Co-written by: Jenny Gainer, Cody Sowers, Aimee Owen, & Wendy Rice (All keepers at the Zoo) Our third honoree for National Zoo Keeper Week is Rickey Kinley! Rickey works as a keeper in the Aviculture (bird) department. Of all the nominations we received this year for National Zoo Keeper Week, only one keeper, Rickey, was […]
Ricky goes out of his way to include the students and make them feel like they have
Ambassadors Leading the Way at the Zoo Posted November 1, 2024 by Kara Rhodes Have
Each year, International Migratory Bird Day is celebrated on the second Saturday in May, just as the orioles, warblers, tanagers and hummingbirds are returning to Cincinnati. About 200 bird species fly south to Central and South America in search of nourishment during the winter. In the spring, they return to the United States and Canada […]
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