Cincinnati Zoo Joins Nick Lachey to Kick Off Toy Drive during PNC Festival of Lights to Benefit Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Cincinnati
CINCINNATI – The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden has partnered with the Nick Lachey Foundation and PNC Bank to collect NEW, unwrapped, toys from November 26 – December 6 at the Cincinnati Zoo to benefit Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Cincinnati. The partnership will celebrate, recognize, and contribute to the youth of our community and the organizations who provide them with a safe and enriching environment to grow. “We are excited to be a part of this toy drive that will hopefully result in hundreds of toys delivered to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Cincinnati, just in [...]
Sea-Cow Shuffle at the Cincinnati Zoo
CINCINNATI – The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden animal care staff has been quite busy the last 48 hours – moving nine manatees, between six institutions. The Sea Cow Shuffle began on Tuesday, November 2, when the Zoo transported two manatees – “CC Baby” and “Turner” – by truck to Rickenbacker International Airport, in Columbus, Ohio, where they met three manatees from the Columbus Zoo, and together, flew to Orlando, Florida to prepare for release back to the wild. On Wednesday, November 3, Cincinnati Zoo Director of Animal Health Dr. Mark Campbell and Head Manatee Keeper Jamey Vogel, met four [...]
Cincinnati Zoo Indian Rhino Gives Birth
CINCINNATI – Tuesday, October 26 – Nikki, the Cincinnati Zoo’s endangered Indian rhino gave birth early this morning to the world’s first live Indian rhino calf produced by artificial insemination (AI). Nikki delivered a male calf at 6:06 a.m. in her indoor stall. Currently, the calf is in critical condition with Zoo staff working diligently to feed and stabilize him. Meanwhile, Nikki is doing well and will remain indoors. Nikki has been monitored 24 hours a day since the first of October. Nikki became increasingly restless throughout Monday evening into the night. Cincinnati Zoo Volunteer Observers called Zoo staff in [...]
New Exhibit Opening at the Cincinnati Zoo & YOU are the Prey!
CINCINNATI – It’s dark. A chorus of cicadas sings. You pass under a tree and get a prickly feeling on the back of your neck. What’s that sound? Your senses are heightened. Did that bush just move? You feel a rush of wind and, out of the corner of your eye, you catch a glimpse of an owl flying by. Vampire bats feed. An ocelot patrols its territory. A python slithers along the ground. You feel like someone or something is watching you, stalking you, hunting you. Adrenaline courses through your veins, preparing your body to fight or take flight [...]
Anticipation Mounts at the Cincinnati Zoo
CINCINNATI, OH (October 5, 2010) – Anticipation is mounting behind the scenes at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden, where the 18-year-old pregnant Indian rhinoceros, “Nikki,” is expected to give birth any day. Not only will this be the world’s first birth of an endangered Indian rhino conceived by artificial insemination (AI), but it will also be the world’s first Indian rhino produced with frozen-thawed sperm. The father, “Vinu”, is a 38-year-old male Indian rhino at the Bronx Zoo – the two have never met. The Cincinnati Zoo’s Animal Care Staff have been busy “baby proofing” the indoor and outdoor [...]
Cincinnati Zoo Invites You to Trick-or-Treat with the Animals
CINCINNATI – Trick-or-treating has never been so much fun. Don’t miss HallZOOween, presented by Frisch’s Big Boy, October 9-10, 16-17 & 23-24, from Noon – 5 p.m. at the Cincinnati Zoo & BOO-tanical Garden. Children (12 and under) can fill up their goodie bag as they trick-or-treat through the Zoo. Help the Zoo Go Green and bring your own goodie bag! Along the way, you may encounter Pumpkin Pandemonium – the Zoo’s animal version of trick-or-treating. Your little monsters can get their fingers painted or get a cool Zoo tattoo in the Beauty Shop of Horrors. The Zoo also invites [...]
Cincinnati Student Travels to See Wild Polar Bears
CINCINNATI – Michael Young, a 17 year old student from Anderson Township, in Cincinnati, will travel to the tundra near Churchill, Manitoba, Canada, on October 10 for a week-long Teen Leadership Camp sponsored by Polar Bears International (PBI), a conservation group. The Center for Conservation and Research of Endangered Wildlife (CREW) at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden, part of PBI’s network of Arctic Ambassador Center Zoos, selected Young based on his involvement in its Scientists for the Future Program and his past accomplishments as an environmental leader. He will join 17 other top students from the U.S., Canada, and [...]
Zoo Brew on Tap to Benefit Saving Species with Science
CINCINNATI, OH – The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden’s 2010 A Toast to the Wild event series wraps up Thursday October 7th from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. with Zoo Brew to benefit CREW – “Saving Species with Science.” This is the fourth year for the beer tasting event, presented by Key Bank with beer provided by Sam Adams. The Carl H. Lindner Jr. Family Center for Conservation and Research of Endangered Wildlife (CREW) was the first of its kind, state-of-the-art research facility dedicated to saving endangered plants and animals from extinction. This grown-up night out at the Zoo will feature [...]
Zoofari SOLD OUT!
CINCINNATI –The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden’s annual black tie gala, Zoofari, has sold out for the first time in the event’s 28 year history. Presented by Great American Insurance Group, the event will be held Friday, September 24th, beginning at 6 p.m. at the Cincinnati Zoo. An ever-changing theme keeps Zoofari – the Zoo’s major fund-raising event – the premier gala of Cincinnati’s social scene. In addition to the Presenting Sponsor, Great American Insurance Group, the Zoo would like to thank all of the sponsors that made this record year possible including; Lexus, The Otto M. Budig Family Foundation, [...]
Cincinnati Zoo Celebrates 135th Anniversary!
CINCINNATI – On Saturday, September 18, the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden turns 135 years old! As the second oldest zoo in the country, the Cincinnati Zoo is proud of its unique history. To celebrate, the Zoo will offer FREE admission to the first 135 guests through the park on Saturday, September 18, only. (Members are not included, because they already receive free admission with their membership) Originally named the Cincinnati Zoological Garden, the Zoo opened its doors to the public in 1875 – a mere 14 months after the Philadelphia Zoo – led by its founder, Andrew Erkenbrecher. It [...]
90-Second Naturalist 
