Giraffes are known to be nervous and skittish, so getting one to offer a foot, and stand still while it’s being touched and handled by a keeper is no small accomplishment.
Zoo giraffes learn to pose for pedis
Category: Animal Welfare
Cincinnati Zoo to launch winter Home Safari series
Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden is reprising the Home Safari series created last spring to bring the zoo to people at home.
Zoo’s full of good news to kick off the new year
Penguin Days Penguin Days began this week at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden, featuring king penguins marching in Penguin Parades (chilly weather permitting) on upcoming Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, plus holiday Mondays. The zoo opens daily at 10 a.m. …
Zoo’s famed Komodo dragon has cataract surgery
The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden’s beloved Komodo dragon, Hudo, had his sight restored after recent successful double cataract surgery at MedVet Cincinnati.
Green Umbrella and Cincinnati Zoo share good news about the great outdoors…
Some flora and fauna to distract you from the pandemic
Many of us are heading outdoors this summer in to alleviate our boredom and freshen our outlook. Here are three programs for focusing your attention on flora and fauna.
Zoo and GE Additive are printing cricket-dispersing trees (seriously)
Thanks to a novel partnership with GE Additive, known for pushing the boundaries of industrial 3D printing, some animals at the Cincinnati Zoo are getting meals from a fabricated feeder that encourages natural foraging behaviors.
Fiona and Friends raise $207K for Australian wildlife
Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden will send $207,607 to Zoos Victoria to help care for koalas, kangaroos and other animals suffering as a result of bushfires raging through their homes.
Zoofari raises record-breaking $1M for Cincinnati Zoo
A sellout crowd of more than 2,800 guests celebrated with the Cincinnati Zoo at the Zoofari masquerade ball.
What to Do/Hear/See | Aug. 7-13
Our busy August continues this week with a mix of events indoors and out that’ll not only please any taste but can even give you a backup plan in case a pop-up shower, you know, pops up. Read on to see what we mean.