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Monarch Monitoring Blitz

Help Endangered Monarchs July 29 – August 7 during the International Monarch Monitoring Blitz! In the heat of late summer, the air is buzzing. An orange flutter catches your eye outside your window. Look [...]

Corpse Flower Morticia Ready for a (Stinky) Bloom

Exciting things are blooming in Discovery Forest! The corpse flower at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanic Garden is close to blooming for the first time ever! Nicknamed “Morticia”, it was given to us as a [...]

Milkweed and Monarchs

The relationship between the majestic monarch butterfly and the humble milkweed plant is incredibly special. Monarch butterflies begin their lives on a milkweed plant–the only plant the adult butterfly will lay its eggs on. [...]