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Saving Africa’s Gentle Giants on World Giraffe Day

Wild giraffes (Photo: Wild Nature Institute)

When our young giraffes, Cora and Zoey, were born last summer, visitors would often remark on how small these gangly baby giraffes looked. Imagine calling a six-foot, 150-pound animal small! Giraffes are creatures of [...]

Have Beetles, Will Travel

Co-authored by World of the Insect keepers Mandy Pritchard & Michelle Faehr World of the Insect keepers from the Cincinnati Zoo just returned from a very important mission to the Sandhills of Nebraska. Their [...]

Supporting African Painted Dogs in the Wild

In the last few years, the Zoo has seen major success in its efforts to facilitate African painted dog breeding for those individuals under our care. Most recently, we celebrated the birth of 11 [...]