Local Company Outfits Zoo’s Gorilla Surrogate Moms March 14, 2013 Fabulous-Furs Makes Custom Faux Fur Vests for Cincinnati ZooCINCINNATI – (March 14, 2013) The Cincinnati Zoo has partnered with the local company, Donna Salyers’ Fabulous-Furs, to outfit its human gorilla surrogate team with realistic faux fur vests and coats. Surrogates will be wearing these vests while holding and attending to the Zoo’s new baby gorilla, “Gladys.”“Helping animals is at the heart of everything we do at Fabulous-Furs and we’re long-time supporters of the Cincinnati…
Preparing for Spring March 8, 2013 Spring is right around the corner, and we’re getting ready for warm weather and more visitors. We’ve been working hard during the colder months to improve the Zoo. Giraffe Ridge and the new and improved Base Camp Café will reopen in the next few weeks. The new 4,500-square-foot Peacock Pavilion will be available for rental starting in April. Africa will open at the end of June.
Cincinnati Zoo’s Baby Gorilla Has a Name! March 1, 2013 baby gorilla gorilla gorilla world ron evans surrogate mom CINCINNATI – (March 1, 2013) The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden is excited to announce that its 4 –week-old, female, baby gorilla officially has a name – “Gladys Stones!” The Zoo’s Primate Keepers thought this was the perfect way to honor the Gladys Porter Zoo (GPZ), in Brownsville, Texas, where the baby was born. And, the Zoo’s Facebook fans agreed, with dozens of people suggesting Gladys. Zoo Keepers also decided to give Gladys the last name “Stones” to recognize…
Turning Humans into Temporary Gorilla Moms February 26, 2013 Baby Gorilla Receives Around-the-Clock Care CINCINNATI – (February 26, 2013) The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden is turning humans into temporary gorilla moms. Over the next several months, the Zoo will use human surrogates to mimic gorilla behavior with the ultimate goal to get a 4-week-old gorilla baby in the hands of a gorilla surrogate. These human surrogates will feed the gorilla. They will hold the baby to their chest and eventually carry her on…
Toast to the Wild Series Tickets Available Now February 12, 2013 Series Includes Zootini, Wild about Wine Events and Zoo Brew CINCINNATI (February 12, 2013) – The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden’s most popular event series is back! A Toast to the Wild, sponsored by KeyBank, kicks off with Zootini on Wednesday, April 3. All proceeds go to the Zoo’s Linder Center for Conservation & Research of Endangered Wildlife (CREW).A Toast to the Wild series tickets are available to purchase now through April 3….
Cincinnati Zoo Receives Funds to Make Field Trips Free for Qualifying Schools January 25, 2013 The Living Classroom Education Access FundCINCINNATI—The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden is now able to offer FREE field trips to the Zoo for qualifying schools through The Living Classroom Education Access Fund. This new Fund will not only help schools with Zoo daytime field trips, but it can also be used towards a Nocturnal Adventures Overnight program. The Living Classroom Education Access Fund is being made…
Shop Saks Cincinnati in February and the Zoo Benefits! January 17, 2013 February 1 to 28, 2013, Saks Fifth Avenue will give 5% of all registered purchases made with a Saks Fifth Avenue credit card back to charity. The donations will benefit certain local organizations, including The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden, keeping support within each Saks Fifth Avenue store’s immediate community. “After Saks Fifth Avenue’s successful charity initiative in 2012, were excited to be able to continue with the February promotion for the second year. We appreciate our customers’ charitable involvement…
Bleed for a Cause – Save Lives & Help the Zoo January 17, 2013 Donate Blood in February and Pick Your CauseCINCINNATI – The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden is excited to partner with Hoxworth Blood Center for its Bleed for a Cause campaign. Over 60 local nonprofits are competing to see who can score the most points by recruiting blood donors. The charity who wins the recruitment contest will receive $10,000! By donating one hour of your time and blood… Our Last Baby of 2012! An Endangered Brazilian Ocelot Kitten January 14, 2013 CINCINNATI – (January 10, 2013) The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden’s Lindner Center for Conservation & Research of Endangered Wildlife (CREW) is excited to announce the Zoo’s last birth of 2012 – an endangered Brazilian ocelot kitten. The kitten was born on December 31, 2012 following an artificial insemination (AI) with freshly-collected semen from the Zoo’s resident male ocelot, “Monsieur.” The mother, “Sala” was inseminated in both oviducts using… Woodstock in Cincinnati! January 11, 2013 New Manatee Arrives at Cincinnati Zoo CINCINNATI (January 11, 2013) – “Woodstock,” a young, female manatee has safely arrived at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden and is exploring her new home in the Zoo’s Otto M. Budig Family Foundation Manatee Springs exhibit. The 900-pound, two-year-old manatee arrived from the Columbus Zoo this afternoon and is doing well. Woodstock was born in the wild and rescued off the…
Our Last Baby of 2012! An Endangered Brazilian Ocelot Kitten January 14, 2013 CINCINNATI – (January 10, 2013) The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden’s Lindner Center for Conservation & Research of Endangered Wildlife (CREW) is excited to announce the Zoo’s last birth of 2012 – an endangered Brazilian ocelot kitten. The kitten was born on December 31, 2012 following an artificial insemination (AI) with freshly-collected semen from the Zoo’s resident male ocelot, “Monsieur.” The mother, “Sala” was inseminated in both oviducts using…
Woodstock in Cincinnati! January 11, 2013 New Manatee Arrives at Cincinnati Zoo CINCINNATI (January 11, 2013) – “Woodstock,” a young, female manatee has safely arrived at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden and is exploring her new home in the Zoo’s Otto M. Budig Family Foundation Manatee Springs exhibit. The 900-pound, two-year-old manatee arrived from the Columbus Zoo this afternoon and is doing well. Woodstock was born in the wild and rescued off the…
