Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden Cincinnati Zoo News 2018

hehe

 

I just took my acrylic nails off ready to get a fresh set done tomorrow morning and I literally can’t function without them!!!

Edit: I just did it again! Typed ‘functiob’ instead of ‘function’. Roll on tomorrow so I can have hands that work again!

 

love wings of the world

 

love the renovation

 

My only complaint with mesh is that I find it tends to give photos a bit of a "foggy" look depending on the light, for lack of better words.

Also, I am still excited for opening of WotW as well!

 

The first of my new series, where I will put all the focus on the animals in certain attractions.

 

cool

 

Another orphaned manatee has arrived at the zoo for rehabilitation. A one year old female who's mother died from a boat strike. This brings the zoo's manatee total to four - three other young males.

 

Nice, though I think that the zoo really needs to expand their manatee exhibit.

 

For four manatees that will never reach adulthood within their time at the zoo, I believe it's perfectly adequate. I thought it was adequate when they had three full grown females in the tank. That's a project idea that will most likely never happen for as long as the zoo can manage.

 

If the zoo had a grant, I would suggest them expand it, but the manatees do stay temporary, so I guess it doesn’t have to be that big.

 

If the zoo had any kind of grant it better be well spent on their 80 year-old attraction, their worst exhibits rather than one that hasn't seen 20 years yet, the zoo's third strongest exhibit

 

How’s the monkey island

 

The Zoo Babies list has been released for 2018. Signage, typically a cardboard cutout of a stork, will be placed at each of their exhibits - discussing their births, parents, and info on the species. They will be up from May 1-31

1. Fiona, the Hippo - Born January 24, 2017 (6 weeks early)
2. Asher, the Yellow-backed duiker, born February, 19 2017
3. Taffy, the Greater Flamingo - Born May 19, 2017
4. Kendi, the Black Rhinoceros - Born July 17, 2017
5. Octavius, the Colobus - July 28, 2017
6. Theodora, the Colobus - February 6, 2018
7. Twizzler and Tito, the Little Penguins - October 5, 2017 and November 4, 2017
8. Elle, the gorilla - Born August 25, 2015
9. Lessnau, Bennie, and Jerrie - Born July 28, 2017 and July 31, 2017 (And July 31 for Jerrie as well)
10. Winsol, the Aardvark - Born December 21, 2017
11. Daphne, Miles, Matthew and Pippen - Juvenile rescued Manatees
12. Giant Spiny Leaf Insect
13. Marbled Crayfish

 

What do you think would be a good replacement for the Wildlife Canyon exhibit?

 

You'll have to find out If it were up to me, it would be a difficult decision. The area is too small to make anything of higher quality than Wildlife Canyon. Would be nice if they dedicated the entire area to the Przewalski's horses and takins.

 

Maybe something like a Central Asia exhibit for the Pallas' Cats, Goitered gazelle, Wild Boars, etc.? That could also connect to the *somewhat* nearby Cat Canyon exhibit for Snow Leopards. I honestly wish Lee Ehmke was the director of the Cincinnati Zoo. He'd know what to do for this exhibit area.

 

Fortunately after 75 years of its existence, it's been somewhat decided already that it will be something completely different from its usual theme.

 

The zoo has solid plans in place. They won’t hold up to the Sumatran rhinos the area once held, but nothing would. Waiting to see how it folds out will be more rewarding than pointless guessing at species barely kept in the country.