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Helping Monarchs on their Great Migration

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. [...]

Cincinnati Zoo Keepers Sent to Madagascar to Help Rescue Thousands of Tortoises

Two keepers from the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden, Melanie Evans and Paul Reinhart, arrived in a remote part of the remote island of Madagascar last week to help save the more than 10,000 [...]

Shock and “aawww!” with Sihil the ocelot – the Power of Ambassador Animals

Another year brought another successful Ocelot Conservation Festival in March for the Zoo’s ocelot ambassador, Sihil, and her trainers. As always, superstar Sihil had a jam-packed schedule, spreading awareness about ocelots to the people [...]