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“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 […]

Working as a zookeeper for the past 15 years, I admit to asking myself on more than one occasion whether I am really making a difference for wildlife.  Am I really contributing to the overall conservation of this species?  Those in the zookeeper profession all desperately hope so, which is why we continue to devote […]

Outdoor gorilla habitat will reopen in early June CINCINNATI (May 19, 2017) – The first of a two-phase Gorilla World expansion will be finished in less than three weeks!   Starting this June, Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden visitors will be able to see gorillas in an outdoor habitat that has been modified to make room […]

Co-Written By: Cat Ambassador Trainers Colleen Nissen and Lauren Kimbro Prep and Planning Gearing up for the Ocelot Conservation Festival in Brownsville, TX is one of the Cat Ambassador Department’s favorite times of the year. A lot of preparation goes into the trip, where two trainers and ocelot ambassador, Sihil, take a 1,400 mile drive […]

Two major donations move fundraising to halfway mark CINCINNATI (January 26, 2016) – The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden (CZBG) has reached the halfway mark of its $12 million Gorilla World expansion fundraising campaign goal thanks to major gifts from The Spaulding Foundation and Harry and Linda Fath. The exhibit expansion, on track to be […]

Children across the Country Answer the Call Help Save Gorillas and Win $5,000    CINCINNATI, OH  – The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden’s Project Saving Species, The Gorilla Glue Company and Eco-Cell have teamed up for the fifth  year in a row to promote a national competition called the Go Bananas! Challenge which has already […]

CINCINNATI (September 1, 2015) – It’s a big day in Gorilla World at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden! One-week-old Western lowland gorilla, who is yet to be named, got to explore the outdoor exhibit with her group.  The baby girl was born on August 29 at 7:10am to dad Jomo and mom Anju. This […]

CINCINNATI, OH (August 26, 2015) – It’s a girl! Fourteen-year-old western lowland gorilla Anju (pronounced ah-new)   gave birth Tuesday morning at 7:10 a.m. behind the scenes in Gorilla World.  This is Anju’s first baby and the 50th gorilla born at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden since 1970.  Keepers have not yet decided on a […]

Half-Priced Zoo Admission –  Aug 21-23  CINCINNATI, OH (August 13, 2015) – The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden would like to express its gratitude for Hamilton County resident’s continued support with a much-deserved “Thank You!” Zoo visitors of all ages can enjoy half-price admission during Visitor Appreciation Days presented by FirstEnergy Solutions, from August 21 […]

CINCINNATI, OH (May 8, 2015) –“Anju,” a 14-year-old Western Lowland gorilla, is pregnant with her first baby! An ultrasound picked up the image below last week, confirming previous positive pregnancy tests (similar to the ones used by humans).  Vet staff is predicting the baby to arrive around Labor Day. Video of Anju’s ultrasound Anju was […]

A sixteen-year-old Western lowland silverback from the Gladys Porter Zoo in Brownsville, TX, named “Harambe [hɑːrɑːmˈbeɪ]” has joined the Cincinnati Zoo’s gorilla family, bringing the total number in residence to ten. Harambe, large for his age at 419 pounds, will be placed in a social group with two 19-year-old females, “Chewie” and “Mara.” A typical gorilla […]

CINCINNATI – (December, 2014) Baby gorilla “Kamina” (pronounced Kuh-me-nuh) has been gorillafied by a team of human surrogates at Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden and is ready to move in with gorillas.  It has been decided, after placing her with two females in Cincinnati Zoo’s Gorilla World that showed little interest in the infant, that […]

CINCINNATI – (September 23, 2014) Primate keepers and staff at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden are trading in their khaki uniforms for faux-fur vests for the next few months and will work as a team to hand raise a female baby gorilla, “Kamina” (pronounced Kuh-me-nuh), born August 16, 2014, at the Oklahoma City Zoo […]

PHOTO OPPORTUNITY – Tuesday, August 12, at 11 a.m. CINCINNATI – The Cincinnati Zoo is thrilled to introduce to the community its one-week-old Western Lowland gorilla, named “Mondika” (pronounced Mondeeka.)   The baby was born on August 4 and will be nicknamed “Mona” if it’s a girl or “Mondo” if it’s a boy.  Mondika’s public debut […]

CINCINNATI, OH (August 4, 2014) –“Asha”, the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden’s eleven-year-old Western Lowland gorilla has given birth to her first baby! On Monday, August 4, at 8:15 a.m. Asha delivered a healthy, approximately 5-pound, baby in her indoor stall. Asha and the baby will be spending time bonding indoors, but if mom and […]

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Come Celebrate Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 12 WHO:             Moms can enjoy FREE admission on Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 12, at the Cincinnati Zoo, courtesy of Coldwell Banker West Shell.  In addition, the first 750 who stop by the Coldwell Banker West Shell booth in the Zoo’s Vine Street Village will receive a free tote bag.  […]

CINCINNATI – The Cincinnati Zoo is thrilled to announce that its 3-month-old Western Lowland gorilla, “Gladys,” will be making her public debut in her outdoor yard on Tuesday, April 30, at 10:30 a.m.  Over the next month, Gladys will be spending time in her outdoor yard with human surrogates, as part of Phase III of […]

Zoo Babies, presented by Coldwell Banker West Shell CINCINNATI (April 25, 2013) – Get ready to meet the adorable new faces at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden when it kicks off the 27th annual Zoo Babies, presented by Coldwell Banker West Shell on Wednesday, May 1. With more than a dozen babies already born, […]

Gladys, our 2-month-old baby gorilla, and her team of surrogate moms have been getting a lot of attention from local and national media. Inside Edition – April 2, 2013 BBC – March 31, 2013 Good Morning America – ABC – March 28, 2013 Nightline ABC – March 28, 2013 Cincinnati Enquirer – Story 3-28-13 by […]