Cincinnati Zoo

All hands on deck to deck the halls this year for pnc festival of lights at the cincinnati zoo november 4 2020.

Cincinnati zoo. Statement by cincinnati zoo director thane maynard about the passing of john ruthven october 12. Things may look a little different this year but the cincinnati zoo will still be shining bright as were once again transformed into a wild wonderland for the 38th annual pnc festival of. The zoo was founded on 65 acres in the middle of the city and since then has acquired some of the surrounding blocks and several reserves in cincinnatis suburbs. The mission and vision of the cincinnati zoo botanical garden is dedicated to creating adventure conveying knowledge conserving nature.

It is located in the avondale neighborhood of cincinnati ohio. Cincinnati zoos fiona the hippo strikes a pose on cover of new 2021 calendar october 13 2020. Manatee rehabilitated at cincinnati zoo released in ft. Meyers florida october 23 2020.

The cincinnati zoo has the largest colony of little penguins outside of their native home in australia and new zealand. Must see when in cincinnati ohio has a lot of great zoos columbus and toledo come to mind but this zoo is just as good as any of them. The cincinnati zoo botanical garden is the second oldest zoo in the united states opening in 1875 after the philadelphia zoo 1874. We encourage you to create your very own little penguin craft using supplies you have at home.

This is one of the oldest zoos in the country and a little hemmed in due to its urban location but most of the exhibits are new and the enclosures are large.