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Living the Dream: My AmeriCorps Experience at the Zoo

When I was 15 years old, I started volunteering at the Cincinnati Zoo as a part of what is now called the Zoo Teen program. One of the highlights of my participation was working [...]

Can Reindeer Actually Fly? Find Out From our Wild Encounters Team during PNC Festival of Lights

The spooky days of HallZooween are now over, but fun holiday celebrating at the Zoo is nowhere near finished. Just two weeks after we roll away the last pumpkin, the Cincinnati Zoo was ready [...]

Getting Social for Animal Well-being Over Winter

Around the Zoo, social interaction means a lot more than posting updates to Facebook. Hands-on, in-person socialization is crucial to the well-being of our ambassador animals. From spring through fall, you see animal handlers [...]