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the Giraffe Tower for a Typical Winter Day on the Mountain January 26, 2022 Have
the Giraffe Tower for a Typical Winter Day on the Mountain January 26, 2022 Have
Giraffe Blood Type Study March 27, 2024 If you’ve ever wondered if animals have
At the end of their conference-planning meeting last night, eight teenagers from Cheyenne Mountain Zoo’s Youth Leadership Action Board rewarded themselves with a quick visit to check on potential mom-to-be Luna, our 10-year-old Mexican gray wolf. They had no idea they would get the thrill of a lifetime to witness the birth of the Zoo’s first wolf pup litter in 20 years! The teens were able to identify two squirmy little pups around 8:30 p.m., and Luna’s labor produced more pups throughout the night and into this morning.
The births are not only incredibly exciting for the Zoo staff, who have been actively
Shorter days and holidays are approaching. For many humans, that means unusual eating traditions, a shift in activity and an effort to maintain healthy habits. Cheyenne Mountain Zoo partners, Children’s Hospital Colorado, share advice for helping your family stay healthy during the holidays. At CMZoo, shorter days and cooler temperatures trigger changes to some animal . . .
When it starts to cool down, they’re less interested in eating and have less energy
Two CMZoo staff members recently returned from Cape Town, South Africa, where they helped hand-rear orphaned African penguin chicks at the Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds (SANCCOB), a Cheyenne Mountain Zoo conservation partner. SANCCOB rescues penguins, provides medical care, incubates eggs, hand rears chicks, helps park rangers monitor penguin colonies on . . .
Some have to turn back without providing food for their families.
We have one of North America’s largest giraffe herds, the result of a prolific breeding
We have one of North America’s largest giraffe herds, the result of a prolific breeding
This summer, the black-footed ferret (BFF) breeding program at Cheyenne Mountain Zoo saw a record number of kits born: 37. Conservationists tested multi-partner breeding to see if females could conceive and whelp kits from different dads in the same litter, and to see if having multiple breeding partners impacted the number of kits born overall. . . .
number of kits one female could contribute to the recovery population.� BFFs have
ADVANCE TICKETS REQUIRED More Written by Savannah Woods, African lion keeper I have
To Download the App and Membership Card (Recommended): Go to your Apple App store or Google Play store and search “eMembership Card” to download the app with the red person in a white background. Open the app after it has downloaded. The app is geo-located, so you’ll need to allow it to use your location . . .
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