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Fiona’s Bloat Buys a Boat for Ugandan Hippos in Crisis

Fiona and her bloat-mates have had a huge impact within our Cincinnati and zoo community and on her wild hippo counterparts. Her influence as an ambassador has raised awareness for her species and helped [...]

Celebrating Penguins on World Penguin Day

For this World Penguin Day, on April 25, the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden wants to highlight one of our favorite flightless birds, penguins. The Zoo is home to five species of penguins: Magellanic, king, [...]

Happy Penguin Awareness Day!

For this Penguin Awareness Day, we’d like to share all about our new baby in blue. On December 13th, the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden welcomed our newest Zoo chick, a little blue penguin. [...]