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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? 

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

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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

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

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Sabu is back after spending almost two years with Columbus Zoo’s herd Ten-thousand-pound bull elephant, Sabu [SAH-boo], returned to the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden today after spending almost two years at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, where he did his best to produce calves with three breeding-age females. Photos (Sabu in Columbus and in […]
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CINCINNATI— A collection of Cincinnati’s finest and most-respected music veterans will rock the garden during Zoo Blooms at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden. The 2011 Tunes & Blooms concert series, FREE after 5 p.m., will feature great local artists every Thursday, beginning April 7 from 6-8:30 p.m. in the Zoo’s beautiful gardens. On April […]
How fitting to have band names like The Tillers and The Seedy Seeds for the Earth

No such thing as a typical day for the Cincinnati Zoo’s vet staff  One day for a Cincinnati Zoo veterinarian might include a physical exam for a 1-oz naked mole rat in the morning and a trunk wash for a five-ton elephant in the afternoon!  The next day could start with a tiger tooth extraction […]
“We also have great relationships with specialists in the area and often reach out

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