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, [...]
Category: Animals
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 [...]
Celebrating Cathryn Hilker on her 90th Birthday
Today is a great day for celebration at the Cincinnati Zoo, as it is the 90th birthday of Cathryn Hilker, the woman who founded our Cat Ambassador Program and launched the zoo’s ongoing efforts [...]