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February 19, 2015 – Cincinnati – Local author/illustrator of beloved children’s book series Lyndsay and Lainey Lion Adventure Series, Jennifer Brasington-Crowley, has partnered with the Cincinnati Zoo to celebrate the three new lion cubs born at the zoo in November. The Cincinnati Zoo lion cubs were born to father John and mother Imani in November. […]

The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden’s Zoo Access for All program is designed to encourage families and individuals of all backgrounds to visit our world-class organization to build lifelong and multi-generational memories. We are committed to inspiring every visitor with wildlife every day, and we believe everyone should have the opportunity to experience and cultivate […]

Thank you to everyone who voted for the Cincinnati Zoo in CityBeat’s 27th Annual Best of Cincinnati® Awards! We’re so proud to take home some of the top honors! Check out the categories we won and more! Here is a full list of winners. BEST FRIEND TO THE ENVIRONMENT: CINCINNATI ZOO & BOTANICAL GARDEN BEST […]

Did you know that there is a High School within the Cincinnati Zoo walls? The Cincinnati Zoo Academy has been a part of the public school system in Cincinnati since 1975. Students spend their ninth and tenth grade years at the Hughes High School. During their eleventh and twelfth grade years, they will spend part of each […]

Bi-weekly Zoom calls bring cheer to kids who can’t visit the Zoo CINCINNATI, OH (September 2, 2021) — Fiona the world-famous hippo from the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden visited patients at neighboring Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center yesterday as part of a new collaborative effort to bring animals to kids who can’t come to […]

Funds support “access for all” initiative and endangered plant research CINCINNATI, OH (September 28, 2017) –  The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden (CZBG) is excited to announce that it has received two prestigious grants from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).  One, a National Leadership Grant awarded to the Cincinnati Zoo’s Lindner Center […]

If you’ve been to the Zoo in recent years you’ve probably had an encounter of the wild kind. Maybe you’ve rounded a corner to find a Zoo team member holding a big ball python, ready to introduce it to you. Maybe someone has shown you how to feed lettuce to the giraffes and even snapped […]

Nobody gets more excited by a big, crunchy leaf of romaine lettuce than Kimba the giraffe. He can be all the way across the yard, and if someone on the Giraffe Ridge deck waves a lettuce leaf in the air, he’ll head directly for the railing. Wouldn’t you like to see your kids get that […]

A labor of love for the Cincinnati resident CINCINNATI (April 8, 2016) – Chances are you’ve seen the Cincinnati Zoo’s  “New Ones” poster created by Lou Specker thirty years ago.  The Zoo receives thousands of inquiries from people wanting to buy the iconic poster and discovered that one of the area’s most popular frame shops […]

Zoo asks neighbor to help sniff out root of aardvark’s health issue Cincinnati, OH (July 15, 2015)— “Ali” the aardvark received special attention from neighbor Children’s Hospital Medical Center (CCHMC) last week.  The 11-year-old female aardvark from the Cincinnati Zoo was transported to Cincinnati Children’s for computerized axial tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) […]

Garden Club of Cincinnati Makes Botanical Garden Donation WHO:             The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden will officially open the Zoo’s newest garden, made possible through a generous donation from The Garden Club of Cincinnati.   The Zoo’s Historic Reptile house, which is 137-years-old and the country’s oldest Zoo building, underwent a major facelift in early 2013.  […]

The Zoo team lost a very special animal last week. We had to say goodbye to sweet red panda, Lin. Lin was 10 years old and was loved by everyone she met. She was born here at the zoo and then went on to have 10 offspring of her own. She would always stand for […]

Celebrate our egg-citing Easter Celebration! The celebration is FREE with Zoo Admission and will feature animals receiving Easter-themed enrichment throughout the day and Treat Stations throughout the Zoo. To help the Zoo go green, please bring your own treat bag! Children will also have the opportunity to meet the Easter Bunny in the Clubhouse (located [...]

Thank You to Our Zoo Donors List includes gifts, pledges, and pledge payments received April 1, 2024 – March 31, 2025. 1M +500K-999K250K-499K100K-249K25K-99K10K-24K5K-9K2.5K-4K1K-2.4K500-999 Harry and Linda Fath James J. and Joan A. Gardner Family Foundation Hugh H. Hoffman* Elizabeth R. Klanke* Ohio Department of Natural Resources Joseph A. and Susan E. Pichler Fund ~ The [...]

You to the Zoo or Bring the Zoo to You! Field Trips Enhance your students’ learning with a field trip where the Zoo is your living classroom! Field trips to the Zoo are available year round every day of the week. Thanks to our sponsors and the Living Classroom Education Access Fund, qualified schools can apply [...]

Enjoy Zoo programs both at the Zoo and off site! Discover a world of adventure with our year-round Zoo programs! Perfect for children and adults alike, these experiences bring you closer to wildlife through engaging animal encounters, hikes, and hands-on activities. Join us to learn about conservation, get an insider’s view of animal care, and [...]

No such thing as a typical day for the Cincinnati Zoo’s vet staff  One day for a Cincinnati Zoo veterinarian might include a physical exam for a 1-oz naked mole rat in the morning and a trunk wash for a five-ton elephant in the afternoon!  The next day could start with a tiger tooth extraction […]

Cassandra Clement,  a Zoo Access for All Family Advisory Council (FAC) member and frequent Zoo visitor, was always on the lookout. A self-described “stalker” of quiet places to sit at the Zoo, she always took note of benches tucked away in more secluded areas or any nook or cove that would make a “good place […]

New book available at local book stores and at the Cincinnati Zoo gift shops Cincinnati, OH (November 20) – Baby hippo Fiona’s face is all over a new board book, Fiona’s Feelings, by Blue Manatee Press owner and pediatrician Dr. John Hutton. Photographs of Fiona included in the book show her “expressing” various feelings, such […]

Hop over to the Zoo on Saturday, April 15, noon – 5 p.m. The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden is hosting its annual Easter Celebration, presented by Midwest Cheer Elite, on Saturday, April 15, from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. Perfect for children young and old, this event features treat stations throughout the Zoo, children’s […]