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March Mammal Madness – Let the Games Begin!

Most of us are familiar with March Madness, the bracketed tournament of basketball teams. Each year fans use their knowledge about each team (and their own feelings of loyalty) to predict the outcome of [...]

How do you give a king cobra a check-up?

The Cincinnati Zoo has an entire vet staff on site to help keep all of our animals, big and small, scaly and hairy, healthy! Most animals receive regular checkups and health assessments. Some animals, [...]

Reptile Awareness Day

It’s Reptile Awareness Day and we’re introducing you to some of our keeper’s most-loved reptiles! Reptiles are a class of vertebrates that are scaly and cold-blooded and that, with a few exceptions, lay eggs. They [...]