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From the Field: Saving Piping Plovers

By Keepers Cody Sowers and Kim Klosterman Over the last few weeks, Team Bird has been involved in helping the Great Lakes piping plover project in Northern Michigan. What’s a piping plover? The Great [...]

MedVet and Zoo are the Purrfect Partners to Help Baby Cheetah

Did you know that Cincinnati Zoo is one of 10 facilities that are part of the Cheetah Breeding Centers Coalition? This group shares ideas about cheetah husbandry management, breeding and research. These Association of [...]

Let’s Hear It For The Gorilla Boys!

A new bachelor gorilla group has arrived! Chipua (Chip), Pendeka (Pende) and Kongo arrived at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden in early July of 2023. This move facilitates the Species Survival Plan (SSP) [...]