Ashley Ashcraft – Cincinnati Zoo Blog

Remembering Jomo

Jomo, the beloved Western lowland silverback gorilla at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden, passed away yesterday. Since being diagnosed with a degenerative, incurable spinal cord condition in 2019, he has had mobility [...]

World Gorilla Day: Meet our Gorillas!

Happy World Gorilla Day! Today is an important day to admire gorillas, inspire humans and to recycle cell phones! There are 4 subspecies of gorillas: Western lowland gorillas, Eastern lowland gorilla, mountain gorilla and [...]

Baby Gorilla Mondika – Keeper Update

Asha and Mondika (Photo: Michelle Curley)

Mondika is turning one in August, and she continues to do wonderfully within her family group! It is extremely important for a young gorilla to grow up in their family group to learn how [...]