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Saving Big Cats with Science

Happy International Tiger Day. This day was created to help raise awareness for the largest living cat species on Earth. Although tigers once dominated the Asian landscape, habitat loss and poaching have dramatically decreased [...]

Using Infrared Thermography to Non-Invasively Assess Animal Health

Erin Curry, PhD. CREW/Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden, Cincinnati, OH Michelle Shero, PhD. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA Caroline Rzucidlo, M.S. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA New project alert! We [...]

International Tiger Day 2021

Tomorrow, July 29, is International Tiger Day! Here at the Cincinnati Zoo, we have Malayan tigers which are the 2nd smallest species of tiger. They can get up to 7-8 feet long and weigh between [...]