Lindsay Garrett – Cincinnati Zoo Blog

Rehabilitating BamBam the Orphan Manatee

BamBam, our little manatee, is celebrating the one year anniversary of his arrival to the Cincinnati Zoo. He’s been getting along swimmingly (I love puns and I’m not sorry), and he is starting to [...]

Keeper’s Tribute to a Turtle

Earlier this week, the zoo lost one of its iconic animals. Our large alligator snapping turtle housed at Manatee Springs, Capone, passed away Tuesday evening. As his keepers, one of our favorite things to [...]

Keeper’s (Underwater) View of the Manatees

The three manatees that arrived at the Cincinnati Zoo on November 3, in a “sea cow shuffle” that involved six institutions and nine manatees, are adjusting well to their new home. For those of [...]