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For this Penguin Awareness Day, we’d like to share all about our new baby in blue. On December 13th, the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden welcomed our newest Zoo chick, a little blue penguin. Weighing in at only 30 grams, meet Rose! To honor Betty White’s 100th birthday celebration, the Zoo named our chick after […]
indigo-blue adult feathers grow in around 4-6 months, at which point they will have

News Release From: The Association of Zoos and Aquariums The Wildlife Conservation Society Contacts: Association of Zoos and Aquariums, Rob Vernon, rvernon@aza.org; +1 202-365-7612 Wildlife Conservation Society, Mary Dixon, mdixon@wcs.org; +1 347-840-1242 Zoos and Aquariums Join Forces to Advance Global Goals to Protect Wildlife and Wild Places Across the World With the Power of Millions Behind Us: […]
More than 100 AZA-accredited members have already signed a declaration (with signatories

Co-written by Amanda Chambers & Colleen Lawrence Happy International Sloth Day! What better time is there to check in on what’s new with Moe, Cincinnati’s favorite two-toed sloth? Moe’s habitat in the Discovery Forest has expanded!  His new favorite sleeping spot is in his Ficus tree. If Moe’s curled up under the new leafy sprouts […]
s curled up under the new leafy sprouts growing at the top of the tree, you may have

LEEDing the way with a gold-certified exhibit & model parking lot CINCINNATI (April 22, 2016) – Just in time for Earth Day, the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden, aka The Greenest Zoo In America®, received national recognition this week for two of its sustainability initiatives.  The Green Parking Council (GPC) designated the Cincinnati Zoo’s Vine […]
“The Cincinnati Zoo’s parking facilities have a number of sustainable features including

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, […]
memorial renovation was not only to update the aging building, which is believed to have

Scientists perform 23andMe-like tests to identify rhino sex, species, and more Scientists from Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden’s Lindner Center for Conservation & Research of Endangered Wildlife (CREW) are working to develop a method for detecting a potentially fatal rhino condition called iron overload disorder. One of the challenges they’ve faced is that internal iron […]
“We know that humans exposed to high levels of minerals will have high levels of

Grandson of world-famous Naga gets second chance to see! This Thanksgiving, Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden is thankful that its beloved Komodo dragon Hudo’s sight has been restored! On November 19, a five-person team composed of animal and veterinary care staff escorted Hudo to MedVet Cincinnati to undergo double cataract surgery. “We noticed cloudiness in […]
animals and the Zoo’s veterinary and reptile teams agreed that being blind would have

Monarch butterflies flutter among a sea of yellow goldenrod, driven by an internal compass to make their way south to Mexico. This great migration is built into their bones, well technically into their thorax. Every summer, monarchs migrate to the United States and Canada from their overwintering grounds in Mexico. They travel thousands of miles, […]
Looking for monarchs (Photo: Sarah Elam) Monarch populations have decreased by 80%

Guest blogger: Kristina Meek, Education/Wild Encounters The bright plumage of a peacock is so unmistakable that we use it as a metaphor for showing off to prospective romantic partners. When a male peacock unfurls its brilliant tail feathers, you can’t help but stop and stare. When you walk through the Zoo, you’ll almost certainly encounter […]
There’s no doubt, we have a lot in common with wild animals.

Both countries have worked tirelessly to protect and nurture the population in the