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Today is a big day at the Cincinnati Zoo!  The Zoo is excited to officially announce that Jomo, the male, silverback Western-lowland gorilla, was successfully introduced to the baby gorilla, Gladys’, family group! Jomo was first introduced to Gladys, Mara and M’Linzi on April 1, in their indoor space.  Because those introductions went smoothly, Cincinnati […]

Cincinnati Zoo Celebrates with Gorilla Birthday Cake CINCINNATI – (January 29, 2014)  “Gladys,” the baby Western-Lowland gorilla who captured America’s heart last February, after keepers at the Cincinnati Zoo had to step in and hand-raise her, turns one today!  To celebrate, keepers created a gorilla birthday cake – and Gladys responded the way most one-year-olds […]

An old flip phone, a used smartphone, or even a broken iPod would make the perfect gift for this little gorilla. Not to use – she is a gorilla after all – but to recycle! Recycling cell phones saves gorilla habitat, so the Cincinnati Zoo is collecting as many as possible. You can help by […]

The Cincinnati Zoo’s 5-month-old Western lowland gorilla, Gladys, her new gorilla surrogate mother, M’Linzi and M’Linzi’s daughter, Mara, are now exploring the outside yard as a family for the first time.  “It was spectacular,” said Ron Evans, Cincinnati Zoo Primate Team Leader.  “Mara actually carried Gladys outside first and toured Gladys around the yard tightly […]

Baby gorilla Gladys and surrogate mom Mlinzi’s story has been getting a lot of attention from local and national media.  Here’s some of the coverage:  World News Tonight with Diane Sawyer – July 1, 2013 Good Morning America – July 1, 2013 USA Today – July 2, 2013

CINCINNATI (July 1, 2013) The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden is excited to announce that Gladys, the five-month-old Western lowland gorilla who captured the hearts of animal-lovers around the world earlier this year, after being rejected by her mom, is now living with her new gorilla surrogate mom. Gladys began the introduction to her new […]

CINCINNATI, OH (April 18, 2024) —Eleven-year-old gorilla Gladys is recovering behind the scenes in Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden’s Gorilla World after undergoing surgery on Sunday to repair a broken humerus.  She sustained the injury last Friday during a scuffle with the younger two females in her troop.  “It’s not unusual for gorillas to have [...]

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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 grief is one component of this change, social dynamic changes within his troop are another. Gorilla family troops are highly dependent […]

Cincinnati Zoo Says Goodbye to Silverback Gorilla  Zoo staff mourning loss of beloved gorilla Jomo   CINCINNATI (March 12, 2022) – 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 issues […]

Scientists in Texas and Cincinnati harvest hope for endangered species  CINCINNATI, OH (July 20, 2021) — Thanks to the efforts of scientists and veterinarians in multiple states and facilities, a wild Texas ocelot may have the opportunity to become a new kind of father – just months after his untimely accidental death. Quick action by […]

CINCINNATI (July 16, 2021) – The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden often celebrates milestone animal birthdays, but silverback gorilla Jomo’s big 3-0 is one that is especially significant.  Since being diagnosed with a degenerative, incurable spinal cord condition two years ago, Jomo has had mobility issues and some close calls.  Today, however, he is doing […]

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 Cross River gorilla, all of which are categorized as Critically Endangered. Western lowland gorillas are the subspecies that we have here […]

CINCINNATI (January 31, 2020) – Samantha, Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden’s oldest mammal and the matriarch of its gorillas, is 50 years old today! To celebrate, the gorilla team presented her with a gorilla-sized cake made with healthy diet items and special enrichment foods including yogurt, fruit and nutritionally complete primate chow. Plus, the cake […]

Since the mid-1930s gorillas have been a foundation species for the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden (CZBG) beginning with the first resident “Susie”. Susie resided in the “Monkey House”. This registered historic landmark is the Reptile House today. Susie was billed as the world’s only trained gorilla and would sit at a tea table, use […]

 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Texas A&M University-Kingsville, East Foundation and University of Tennessee Collaborate with Zoo to Conserve Species CINCINNATI (August 19, 2019) – Thanks to a novel field-ready semen banking approach pioneered by scientists from the Cincinnati Zoo’s Center for Conservation and Research of Endangered Wildlife (CREW), a wildlife biologist from the U.S. […]

CINCINNATI (January 30, 2019) –  Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden celebrated two significant birthdays earlier today in the indoor habitat at Gorilla World. The Zoo’s oldest mammal, Samantha, and one of its most famous residents, Gladys, enjoyed cakes made out of fiber biscuits, peanut butter, oats, carrots as candles, raisins and yogurt on top while staff […]

Another year brought another successful Ocelot Conservation Festival in March for the Zoo’s ocelot ambassador, Sihil, and her trainers. As always, superstar Sihil had a jam-packed schedule, spreading awareness about ocelots to the people of South Texas. Check out a quick video clip of Sihil in action. But once the programs, appearances and video streams […]

Gorilla World opens to the public tomorrow, December 6 CINCINNATI (December 5, 2017) – The much-anticipated indoor habitat for Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden’s gorillas will open to the public tomorrow, December 6. Donors and sponsors, including The Spaulding Foundation, Harry and Linda Fath, Farmer Family Foundation, and Gorilla Glue, officially cut the ribbon and […]

“Susie, King Tut, Penelope, Hatari, Mahari, Samantha, Sam, Timu, Colossus, Jomo, Gladys, Mona and Elle”.  The list of names goes on and on.  For 80 + years, more than 65 western lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) have resided at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden (CZBG) and are a foundation species for our organization. On […]