Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden A Walk Through the Zoo

there was more space in the old exhibit

 

The old exhibit was about 4,600 sq. ft.

 

For what species, the Cheetahs or Lions? The old Lion exhibit is still there with Lions in it and I think the new one is better fit for 1.1 Lions (the male definitely has much more space coming from Smithsonian and having to share a smaller exhibit with both the adult pride and six other cubs!) and the Cheetahs do now have a larger sprinting exhibit.

~Thylo

 

The old cheetah exhibit in Tiger Canyon. With the new cheetah exhibit they do have a better chance of running because the old exhibit was a large hill.

 

the exhibit with the white lions is bigger

 

Well it holds three more Lions than the new one. And how much larger?

~Thylo

 

It holds four lions. Two males, and two females that rotate everyday.

 

The white lion exhibit is about 9,450 feet². I just remeasured the African lion exhibit I don't see where the zoo got 11,200 sq. ft. I measured about 8,000.

 

The white Lion one?

~Thylo

 

Yes-Sunshine, Future, Prosperity, and Gracious.

 

Just to let people know the Gorilla World video is at 65%, Elephant Bath at 45%, Manatee Springs at 35%, and Night Hunters 2 at 50%.

 

its right by Manatee Springs

 

Cincinnati Zoo - Gorilla World Walkthrough - YouTube

Gorilla World is complete. Please turn the volume up. The shaking will be fixed.

 

That was fun. It has barely changed in 30 years. Watching your video was like a trip to the past. The plantings in the gorilla exhibit itself have recovered so nicely from when they were devastated in 1990 (or thereabouts)

 

Do you know when that climbing tree was added? Were the colobus and guenon exhibits always there since 1978?

 

I seem to recall the "fallen tree" in the 80s at least (I'll have to look at old slides to remmeber if it was the same) and colobus and guenon were there at least from my first visit in 1986. I remember when aardwolf was in the colobus exhibit as well

 

Cincinnati Zoo - Elephant Encounter - YouTube

The elephant bath is complete. I would recommend turning up the volume.

 

What happened to the plants in 1990?

 

Lastly here's finally Manatee Springs.

 

After about a dozen years of growth they shrubs, then protected by hotwire were in great shape. It was decided to remove the hotwire and let the thorns protect the shrubs.
This plan worked well for a short time.

At that time the gorillas were divided into four troops (I think) and rotated outside, so there were never "too many" out at once and the pressure on the live plants was acceptable.
Then the mammal dept. changed management plans and created two larger troops (I think). Now the exhibit had perhaps 8 animals out at any given time.
One of the eldest females (don't ask me her name!) was a very patient and tenacious animal. She sat beside the shrubs and learned that if she was careful she could pick off eack leaf one by one in spite of the thorns.
It didn't take long for her daughters to learn this behavior and within a few weeks the shrubs were rather destroyed.

Eventually the hotwire went back up.

Typical zoo story