Tips for Enjoying Your Spring Break Visit
With beautiful weather and many schools in the region closed for spring break, there will be extra traffic around the Zoo and possible delays getting in to start your amazing day! Here are some tips to help minimize frustration and maximize enjoyment… Best Times to Arrive Get here early (we open at 9am) Come in the late afternoon. We close at 5pm. (Stay for Tunes & Blooms every Thursday in April.) Parking View Parking Map The Vine St. parking lot, located on the corner of Vine & Erchenbrecher, is the main lot and has almost 1,000 spaces, most of them [...]
Local Teens Helping Polar Bears
The 2011-2012 Project Polar Bear Contest has ended, and the Bi-national winners will be announced by Polar Bear International on April 16. Nine (team details) of the 35 teams registered to participate in the contest are affiliated with the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden’s Center for Conservation and Research of Endangered Wildlife (CREW). All teams worked hard on projects designed to encourage Saving Energy, Reforestation, Zero Waste by recycling and composting, and Closing the Loop by recycling and buying recycled products. The CREW Conservation Committee reviewed the success reports submitted by our local teams, and determined Team Impact (South Dearborn [...]
Stop By The New Welcome Center
Making More Animals and More Fun Easier Than Ever The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden is excited to introduce its NEW Welcome Center to Zoo guests. What was once merely the stroller rental location is now a new, state-of-the-art welcome center that provides Zoo patrons with daily insights into what’s happening around the park that very day. The new communication hub will still host stroller and wheelchair rentals, but it will also introduce Zoo guests to Smartboard technology which features the Zoo map and what not to miss daily throughout the Zoo. (Zoo brochures and maps will also be available, [...]
Hedgehog and Barn Owl Babies in Zoo Nursery!
Now On Display Four seven-week-old, hedgehogs are currently hogging all of the attention in the Cincinnati Zoo’s Children’s Zoo Nursery. The four incredibly cute hedgehogs were born to mother, “Mali” and father, “Kenya.” Two male and two female, the siblings were born on February 4 and are being hand-raised by the Nursery keepers until they are old enough to be included in the Zoo’s Animal Outreach Program. Also being hand-raised for the Zoo’s Outreach Program is a five-week-old barn owl, named “Jasper,” born on February 16. Jasper came to Cincinnati from the World Bird Sanctuary in Saint Louis, MO. The [...]
100,000 Guests Arriving Early For Zoo Blooms!
See the Zoo in Bloom NOW Due to Warmer Weather CINCINNATI (March 20, 2012) – With the first day of spring feeling more like the first day of summer, the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden is expecting over 100,000 spring guests, early! Zoo Blooms, dubbed “Tulip Mania”, is NOW sprouting and showcases more than 100,000 tulips and solidifies the Zoo’s standing as one of the largest tulip displays in the Midwest. Due to the mild winter and early warm spring weather, the next two weeks will be the prime time to witness the Zoo at its finest – in full [...]
Rides & Attractions Open
Spring in Full Swing at Cincinnati Zoo On Saturday, March 17, the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden leaps into spring and officially opens the Zoo’s Conservation Carousel, 4-D Special FX Theater and the popular Safari Train. The rides were down for routine maintenance over the winter months. Nearly 400,000 people board the Zoo’s Safari Train each year making it one of the most popular attractions at the Zoo. The 4-D Special FX Theater will open the season with two new shows – Road Runner 4-D and Planet Earth: Ice World 4-D! The 4-D Theater combines high definition 3-D projection with [...]
Tulips & Tunes Set to Bloom at the Zoo!
Visitors May See Tulips Soon Due to Mild Winter After a mild Cincinnati winter, the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden is ready to bloom with more color and tulips than ever before! Zoo Blooms, dubbed “Tulip Mania”, sprouts in April and will showcase more than 100,000 tulips and solidify the Zoo’s standing as one of the largest tulip displays in the Midwest. As one of two accredited Botanical Gardens in Ohio, the Zoo will also display over one million daffodils, hyacinths, flowering trees, bushes other spring bulbs exploding with color throughout the Zoo. “Due to the mild winter, I would [...]
Eat Like An Animal!
Animals don’t eat processed foods; why should we? We can learn a lot about healthy eating from our animal friends. Check out “Eat Like an Animal” on our website, join us for special Education Programs, and pick up a healthy snack next time you’re in the Education Center. Our Eat Like An Animal web page includes tips from Thane Maynard, a.k.a The 90-Second Naturalist, videos and links to handy nutritional information. TMI? Then just keep it simple and eat like an animal!
Four Baby Hedgehogs Sprout at the Cincinnati Zoo!
Four 4-week-old, hedgehogs are currently hogging all of the attention at the Cincinnati Zoo. The four incredibly cute hedgehogs were born to mother, “Mali” and father, “Kenya,” and are currently off exhibit, behind the scenes in the Zoo’s Children’s Zoo Nursery. Two male and two female, the siblings were born on February 4 and are being hand-raised by the Nursery keepers until they are old enough to be included in the Zoo’s Animal Outreach Program. The babies are spending time getting acquainted with Zoo staff because their days will soon include interacting with school children, greeting visitors at the Zoo, [...]
Oldest Zoo Building in the Country Gets a Face Lift
Cincinnati Zoo’s Historic Reptile House Under Renovation The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden is home to the oldest Zoo building in the country, the Reptile House. The 137 year old building, which has been home to primates and reptiles, is currently undergoing major external upgrades to the roof, mortars, windows and vents. These renovations will maintain the aesthetic appeal of the national historic landmark and will ensure that the building’s foundation is solid enough to keep it running for another century. (The building will also undergo interior renovations next winter 2013.) The exterior renovations are scheduled to be complete in [...]
