Author: Dan Turoczi

Walter the Warthog Moves to Africa

The African savannah habitat is welcoming an exciting new resident, Walter the warthog! In order to set Walter up for success, animal care staff carefully planned how to introduce Walter to the twelve other [...]

Meet Nature’s Clean Up Crew – The Vulture

September 2nd is International Vulture Awareness Day, and a great opportunity for us to celebrate some of the Cincinnati Zoo’s unsung heroes, our vultures! The Cincinnati Zoo is home to eight vultures representing four [...]

How to Train Your Vulture

Training, or operant conditioning, is an important part of the care that all the animals at the Cincinnati Zoo receive. All animals in the Africa department, from the lions and hippos to the gazelle [...]