Since the community is surrounded by forest, elephants have unfortunately damaged
Leaf-Tailed Gecko Uroplatus henkeli Reptiles, The Henkel’s Leaf-Tailed Gecko have
From Green Thumbs to Green Paws: Why settle for just a green thumb when you can have
A flock of large, brightly colored birds soaring between trees through a forest in Guatemala, their colors flashing and moving through the air as if they are part of the wind itself. This is the scarlet macaw, the ever-so popular parrot depicted as a pirate’s mate or a friendly pet in movies and stories. What […]
Because they have such beautiful plumage and are known so well for their mimicking
Co-written with Chelsea Wellmer, AmeriCorps Visitor Engagement Member The scarrrr-let macaw, of course! Forgive us for the corny joke, but it is Talk Like a Pirate Day. Terrible jokes aside, the scarlet macaw is a very colorful and charismatic parrot often kept as a pet, especially in its range countries. Although international trade is banned […]
their parents so they would be less likely to become imprinted on humans and will have
Puffings eat alot and both mother and father have to supply it with fish.
By Lauren McClure & Fia Turczynewycz, July 2018 Light Up Avondale is in full swing this summer! As you may recall, the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden received a $425,000 grant from the Duke Class Benefit Fund to help transform the neighborhood of Avondale into one of the most energy efficient communities in Cincinnati. With […]
To do this we have partnered with the Mill Creek Alliance Green Corps and Green Team
Guest Blogger: Kiarra Elliott, Zoo Academy Junior This blog is part of a series of guest blogs by our Zoo Academy students. To learn more about the Zoo Academy program, click here. Hi, my name is Kiarra Elliott. I am a junior at the Zoo Academy. The Zoo Academy is a high school at the […]
Orangutans in human care have been taught how to use tools for enrichment, and in
Seyia and Faru – A match made by… the SSP! CINCINNATI (September 15, 2015)– When “Faru,” a ten-year-old, male black rhinoceros, arrived from Zoo Atlanta earlier this summer, Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden’s female, “Seyia,” got more than a 2,800-pound neighbor. She got a potential mate. The Association of Zoo and Aquarium’s (AZA) Species Survival […]
For the past few weeks, Seyia and Faru have been getting to know each other behind
about two dozen Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA)-accredited facilities that have
