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The Chew Crew: Creating a Female Led Gorilla Troop

Hi Zoo friends! We have some exciting news to share, coming from Gorilla World. After the passing of our silverback Jomo, the gorilla troop and caregiver team have been adapting to the loss. While [...]

Remembering Jomo

Jomo, the beloved Western lowland silverback gorilla at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden, passed away yesterday. Since being diagnosed with a degenerative, incurable spinal cord condition in 2019, he has had mobility [...]

World Gorilla Day: Meet our Gorillas!

Happy World Gorilla Day! Today is an important day to admire gorillas, inspire humans and to recycle cell phones! There are 4 subspecies of gorillas: Western lowland gorillas, Eastern lowland gorilla, mountain gorilla and [...]