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Happy International Orangutan Day!

Today we celebrate the most endangered apes in the world: orangutans! The Jungle Trails team cares for one special Sumatran orangutan here at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden, Henry! Orangutans are considered semi-solitary [...]

A Friend for Lance

Lance is a 28-year-old male Mueller’s gibbon. His female companion, Emily, passed away due to old age and declining health early in 2021. While Lance has been acting and eating normally since her loss, [...]

Off the Cuff: An Inside Look at Voluntary Blood Pressure Readings with our Great Apes

By: Theresa Clyatt-Larson, Victoria McGee, and David Orban When you visit the doctor, you typically get a blood pressure reading. It’s a simple process that we don’t think too much of – the nurse [...]