What's Gnu At The Cincinnati Zoo? - 2013 » Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden

13-02-2013

When you look below the video and see the description, it says "Glass is installed for the new Lion Exhibit that is part of Africa the largest exhibit ever built at the Cincinnati Zoo."

13-02-2013

I see, thank you.

~Thylo

13-02-2013

I just realised I forgot to answer this before. I don't know much but the zoo has had them for over twenty years and they used to breed them. If they only have one left then I guess that is just the remnant after the population petered out or was dispersed. I couldn't find out how they got them but I'd guess it may have been part of a research programme on the species (e.g. possibly someone collected specimens and brought them back to America for study in a captive/lab situation).

13-02-2013

Thanks a lot for the information ! If they succesfully bred them, this must have been the World First Breeding with this species ! Do you know if there is any publish information about it ?

13-02-2013

I don't know about that, but there are bare records in the International Zoo Yearbooks' listings (e.g. six bred in 1990 [from memory])

14-02-2013

The zoo talks about their "new" male aye-aye.

Female Aye-aye gets Mate - Cincinnati Zoo - YouTube

14-02-2013

How is the current US-population Aye-aye´s doing. Anyone with a list of collections and the numbers they keep ?

14-02-2013

I'm not sure about the actual population but these US zoos have them as well.
Denver
Duke Lemur Center
Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo
San Francisco
Philadelphia

16-02-2013

The first of a pair of hormone injections to be given to the female polar bear Berit was successfully given yesterday. The second will be given on Monday:
Polar Bear Love is in the Air | Cincinnati Zoo Blog

The cheetah cub Savanna's first run:


Africa Base Camp Cafe roof time-lapse:

16-02-2013

Apparently there is at least one two-toed amphiuma back on exhibit.

17-02-2013

Eh. So no more American crocodiles in Manatee Springs? it's good to see the Chinese gators get a larger space, but they don't really fit the Florida theme of the building.

What happened to the croc anyway?

17-02-2013

She's probably just temporarily off display until the Reptile House is renovated.

18-02-2013

A baby gorilla born to a gorilla on loan from Cincy to Gladys Porter will be moving to Cincinnati because the mother showed a lack of maternal interest in the infant.
Gorilla born at Gladys Porter to be moved to Cincinnati Zoo - Valley Morning Star : Local News

19-02-2013

Will it be hand-reared by keepers and eventually become part of Jomo's group? Or will one of the females become a surrogate?

19-02-2013

Very sad news as Cincinnati announce they have had to put the male Sumatran rhino 'Ipuh' down.

Cincinnati Zoo Mourns Death of Old Endangered Sumatran Rhino - The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden