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39°08′42″N 84°30′29″W / 39.145°N 84.508°W | |
Date opened | 1875 |
Location | Cincinnati, Ohio, USA |
Land area | 65.4 acres (26.5 ha)+ |
No. of animals | 1,896 |
No. of species | 508 |
Annual visitors | 1.2 million+ |
Memberships | AZA[1] |
Website | www |
The Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden is the second-oldest zoo in the United States and is located in Cincinnati, Ohio. It opened in 1875, just 14 months after the Philadelphia Zoo on July 1, 1874. The Reptile House is the oldest zoo building in America, dating from 1875.
The Cincinnati Zoo is located in the Cincinnati neighborhood of Avondale. It was founded on 65.4 acres (26.5 ha) in the middle of the city, and since then it has acquired some of the surrounding blocks and several reserves in Cincinnati's outer suburbs. The zoo conducts breeding programs, and was the first to successfully breed California Sea Lions. The zoo also has other breeding programs including Cheetahs, Sumatran rhinoceros, Malayan tigers, Western Lowland Gorillas, Pottos, and Masai giraffes. Three Bonobos were born at the zoo last year, two in March and one in May, along with another birth in December 2003. The Cincinnati Zoo was the home of Martha, the last living passenger pigeon, which died there in 1914. It was also home to the last living Carolina parakeet in 1918.
Rated by peer zoological parks as one of the best zoos in the nation, the Cincinnati Zoo continues to set the standard for conservation, education and preservation of wild animals and wild spaces. Over 1.2 million people visit the Zoo annually. The Zoo features more than 500 animal and 3,000 plant species, making it one of the largest Zoo collections in the country.[2]
History
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In 1872, Andrew Erkenbrecher and several other residents created the Society for the Acclimatization of Birds in Cincinnati to acquire insect-eating birds to control a severe outbreak of caterpillars. A collection of approximately 1,000 birds imported from Europe in 1872 was housed in Burnet Woods before being released. The 'Acclimatization Society of Cincinnati' was established in 1873 as similar organizations with imperial aims proliferated in Moscow, Berlin, London and Melbourne in the late nineteenth century.[3]
The Zoological Society of Cincinnati established a zoo, consisting of just over sixty-six acres in Blakely Woods. The land was purchased by Andrew Erkenbrecher and leased to the Zoological Society for 99 years. This site was acquired in 1874 and the zoo officially opened its doors to the public on September 18, 1875, making the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden the second oldest intentionally constructed zoo in the United States.[4] The Zoo opened with 769 animals on display. Admission was 25 cents for adults and 15 cents for children.[5]
Founded by Jonathan Schoonover of Cincinnati and designed by the landscape engineer Theodor Fundeisen, The Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden was originally named the Cincinnati Zoological Gardens. Architect James W. McLaughlin, who constructed the zoo's first buildings, designed the earliest completed zoological exhibits in the United States.[4] The Zoo's original animal collection consisted of eight monkeys, two Grizzly bears, three White-tailed deer, six raccoons, two elk, a buffalo, a Spotted Hyena, a tiger, an American alligator, a circus elephant, and over four hundred birds, including a crow. The zoo also is home to some common peafowls.
The first guide book about the Cincinnati Zoo was written in 1876 in German. The founders of the zoo, including its first general manager, were German immigrants and the city had quite a large German-speaking population. The first English-language edition (illustrated) was published in 1893.[6]
In 1878 the first sea lion was born in captivity, and the first pair of giraffes were acquired by the zoo (Daisy and Abe).[5]
In the first 20 years of its existence, the zoo experienced many financial difficulties, and despite having to sell 22 acres to pay off debt in 1886,[5] it went into receivership in 1898. The Cincinnati Zoological Company was able to bring the zoo out of receivership and keep it going. The Cincinnati Traction Company purchased it in 1901 and operated the zoo for 16 years. In 1917, the Cincinnati Zoological Park Association, funded by donations from philanthropists Mary Emery and Anna Sinton Taft, took over management of the zoo. In 1932 the city purchased the zoo and now runs it through the Board of Park Commissioners.
In 1931 the zoo procured what was at the time the only trained Gorilla in the world. Suzie was originally captured in the Belgian Congo, and brought to the United States on Graf Zeppelin in August 1929. When she arrived at the zoo, Suzie had just finished a tour of North America. Although experts had said she had no more than six months to live when she arrived in America, she lived for 21 years and died at the Cincinnati zoo on October 29, 1947. Her body was donated to the University of Cincinnati, where her skeleton was used for many years, and destroyed in a fire in 1974.[7]
In 1951 the original Monkey House was converted into the Reptile House.[5]
In addition to its live animal exhibits, the zoo houses refreshments stands, a dance hall, roads, walkways, and picnic grounds. Between 1920 and 1972, the Cincinnati Summer Opera performed in an open-air pavilion and were broadcast by NBC radio.
In 1987, the zoo was designated as a National Historic Landmark due to its significant architecture featured in the Elephant House, the Reptile House, and the Passenger Pigeon Memorial. The Zoo's Reptile House is the oldest existing Zoo building in the country, dating from 1875.[2]
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Animals and Exhibits
Animals at the zoo have held several records, including the longest living alligator in captivity at the time (at about 70 years of age),[5] the fastest cheetah in captivity,[8] and the largest Komodo dragon (who died in 2005). The zoo was the first in the United States to put an aye-aye on display, and after losing its last aye-aye in 1993, it finally acquired another in 2011: a 6-year old transferred from the Duke Lemur Center in North Carolina.[9]
Wildlife Canyon
- Emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae)
- Bactrian Camel (Camelus bactrianus)
- Przewalski's Horse (Equus ferus przewalskii)
- Sichuan Takin (Budorcas taxicolor tibetana)
- Red River Hog (Potamochoerus porcus)
- Sumatran Rhinoceros (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis) The only Sumatran rhinos on public display in the nation.
Eagle Eyrie
- Andean Condor (Vultur gryphus)
- Steller's Sea Eagle (Haliaeetus pelagicus)
Reptile House The nation's oldest zoo building
Pythons
- Angolan python (Python anchietae)
- Ball python (Python regius)
- Green Tree Python (Morelia viridis)
Gator Exhibit
- Chinese alligators (Alligator sinensis)
- Common snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina)
- Red-Eared Sliders (Trachemys scripta elegans)
Lizards
- African fat-tailed gecko (Hemitheconyx caudicinctus)
- Rio Fuerte Beaded Lizard (Heloderma horridum)
- Blue Tree Monitor (Varanus macraei)
- Desert Grassland Whiptail Lizard (Aspidoscelis uniparens)
- Reticulated Gila Monster (Heloderma suspectum)
- Ornate Monitor (Varanus ornatus)
- Madagascar Giant Day Gecko (Phelsuma madagascariensis grandis)
- Razo Island Skink (Mabuya stengeri)
- Solomon Islands skink (Corucia zebrata)
Tortoises
- Galápagos Tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra)
- Pancake Tortoise (Malacochersus tornieri)
Rattlesnakes
- Aruba Island rattlesnake (Crotalus durissus unicolor)
- Mexican West Coast Rattlesnake (Crotalus basiliscus)
- Yucatan Neotropical Rattlesnake (Crotalus simus)
Vipers
- Eyelash Viper (Bothriechis schlegelii)
- Gaboon Viper (Bitis gabonica)
- Rhinoceros Viper (Bitis nasicornis)
Other Snakes
- Asian Vine Snake (Ahaetulla)
- Black rat snake (Pantherophis obsoletus)
- Brazilian Lancehead (Bothrops brazili)
- Caatinga Lancehead (Bothrops brazili)
- California Kingsnake ((Lampropeltis getula californiae)
- Brazilian Rainbow Boa (Epicrates cenchria)
- Jameson’s Mamba (Dendroaspis jamesoni)
- King Cobra (Ophiophagus hannah)
- Nelson's Milksnake (Lampropeltis triangulum nelsoni)
- Terciopelo (Bothrops asper)
Amphibians
- Cave Salamander (Eurycea rathbuni)
- Gray Tree Frog (Hyla versicolor)
- Spring Salamander (Gyrinophilus porphyriticus)
Major Mitchell's Cockatoo Island
- Major Mitchell's Cockatoo (Lophochroa leadbeateri)
rotates with
- Salmon-crested Cockatoo (Cacatua moluccensis )
Monkey Island
- Japanese Macaques (Macaca fuscata)
Gorilla World
- Western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla)
- Black-and-white colobus (Colobus guerza)
- Grey's Crowned Guenon (Cercopithecus pogonias)
Night Hunters
- Eurasian Eagle Owl (Bubo bubo)
- Pallas' Cat (Otocolobus manul) Zoo Babies Now in the CREW building
- Fossa (Cryptoprocta ferox)
- Aardwolf (Proteles cristata) The only Aardvwolves on display in the country
- Clouded Leopard (Neofelis nebulosa) Will begin breeding in the fall using AI for the first time on this species'
- Pygmy Slow Loris (Nycticebus pygmaeus)
- Common Vampire Bat (Desmodus rotundus)
- Potto (Perodicticus potto)
- Aardvark (Orycteropus afer)
- Giant Fruit Bat (Pteropus giganteus)
- Greater Bushbaby (Otolemur garnettii)
- Southern Brazilian Ocelot (Leopardus pardalis mitis)
- Burmese Python (Python molurus bivittatus)
- Black-footed Cat (Felis nigripes)
- Arabian Sand Cat (Felis margarita harrisoni)
- Caracal (Caracal melanotis)
- Bearcat (Arctictis binturong) Zoo Babies
- Tayra (Eira barbara) Zoo Babies
- Bat-eared Fox (Otocyon megalotis)
- Fennec Fox (Vulpes zerda)
- Fishing Cat (Prionailurus viverrinus)
- Bobcat (Lynx rufus)
Outdoor Exhibits
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- Siberian Lynx ((Lynx lynx)
- Cougar (Now on Exhibit) (Puma concolo)
- Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) will open with Cat Canyon expansion in 2012
- Malayan tigers (Panthera tigris jacksoni)will also open in the Cat Canyon expansion in 2012
Passenger Pigeon Memorial - Martha, the last known passenger pigeon that died at the Zoo in 1914.
World of the Insect The Nation's #1 rated Insect House
Ants
- Bullet Ant (Paraponera)
- Leaf-cutting ant (Atta cephalotes) the longest ant exhibit in the world
Beetles
- American Burying Beetle (Nicrophorus americanus)
- Emerald beetle (Agrilus planipennis )
- Flamboyant flower beetle (Eudicella gralli)
- Hercules beetle (Dynastes hercules)
- Jade-Headed Buffalo Beetle (Eudicella smithi)
- Sunburst diving beetle (Thermonectus marmoratus)
- Taxi-Cab Beetle (Pachnoda peregrina)
- Tin-Foil Beetle (Pretosia lewisi)
- Yellow-bellied beetle (Pachnoda flaviventris)
Cockroaches
- Bat Cave Cockroach (Eublaberus distanti)
- Green-Leaf Cockroach (Panchlora nivea)
- Madagascar hissing cockroach (Gromphadorhina portentosa)
Grasshoppers
- Eastern Lubber Grasshopper (Romalea guttata)
- Grey Bird Grasshopper (Schistocerca nitens)
Scorpions
- Giant desert hairy scorpion (Hadrurus arizonensis)
- Vinegaroon (Thelyphonida)
- Water Scorpion (Nepidae)
Spiders
- Black Widow Spider (Latrodectus)
- Brown Recluse Spider (Loxosceles reclusa)
- Chilean rose hair tarantula (Grammostola rosea)
Walking Sticks
- Australian Walking Stick (Extatosoma tiaratum)
- Giant Jumping Stick (Stiphra)
- Giant Walking Stick (Phobaeticus serratipes)
Other Various Bugs and Insects
- Giant African Millipede (Archispirostreptus gigas)
- Giant Water Bug (Belostomatidae)
- Spiny leaf insect (Extatosoma tiaratum)
- Red-Eyed Assassin Bug (Platymeris laevicollis)
- Thorny Devil (Moloch horridus)
- Tri-Colored Backswimmer (Notonecta hoffmani)
- Two-spotted assassin bug (Platymeris biguttatus)
- Water Strider (Gerridae)
- Zebra Bug (Eurycotis dicipiens)
Insect-like Mammals,Insect Predators
- Black tree monitor (Varanus beccarii)
- Emperor tamarin (Saguinus imperator)
- Henkel's Leaf-tailed Gecko (Uroplatus henkeli)
- Ornate Horned Frog (Ceratophrys ornata)
- Naked mole rat (Heterocephalus glaber)
- Rough Green Snake (Opheodrys aestivus)
- Spiny Blue Lizard (Sceloporus serrifer)
- Yellow and Blue Poison Dart Frog (Dendrobates tinctorius)
Butterfly Rainforest
- African helmeted turtle (Pelomedusa subrufa)
- African Pygmy Goose (Nettapus auritus)
- Blue Ground Dove (Claravis pretiosa)
- Peruvian Pigeon (Patagioenas oenops)
- Golden-headed Manakin (Pipra erythrocephala)
- Passion Flower Butterfly (Agraulis vanillae)
- Spangled Cotinga (Cotinga cayana)
- White-naped Pheasant Pigeon (Otidiphaps nobilis)
Lemur Lookout
- Ring-tailed lemurs (Lemur catta)
Dragons!
- Ackies Dwarf Monitor (Varanus acanthurus)
- Green Tree Monitor (Varanus prasinus) Zoo Babies not on Exhibit
- Quince Monitor (Varanus melinus)
- Crocodile Monitor (Varanus salvadorii)
- Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis)
Otto M. Budig Family Foundation Manatee Springs Features Florida wildlife, including
Florida Greenhouse
- American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis)
- Alligator Snapping Turtle (Macrochelys temminckii)
- Spotted Gar (Lepisosteus oculatus)
- Florida cooter (Pseudemys concinna floridana)
- American Crocodile (Crocodylus acutus)
Featured Exhibit
- Land Hermit Crabs (Paguroidea)
Indoor Aquatic Exhibit
- Alligator Snapping Turtle (Macrochelys temminckii)
- Black Crappie (Pomoxis nigromaculatus )
- Channel Catfish (Ictalurus punctatus)
- Golden shiner (Notemigonus crysoleucas)
- Largemouth Bass (Micropterus salmoides)
- Redbreast sunfish (Lepomis auritus)
- Redear sunfish (Lepomis microlophus)
Featured Exhibits
- Knight Anole (Anolis equestris)
- Golden Silk Spider (Nephila)
Manatee Exhibit
- Florida Manatee (Trichechus manatus)
- Alligator gar (Atractosteus spatula)
- Chain pickerel (Esox reticulatus)
- Channel Catfish (Ictalurus punctatus)
- Common carp (Cyprinus carpio)
- Florida Gar (Lepisosteus platyrhincus)
- Florida Softshell Turtle (Apalone ferox)
- Longnose Gar (Lepisosteus osseus)
- Spotted Gar (Lepisosteus oculatus)
Infamous Plant Invaders
- Banded Dwarf Cichlid (Apistogramma bitaeniata)
- Green Severum (Heros severus)
- Oscar (Astronotus ocellatus)
- Red-bellied Piranha (Pygocentrus nattereri)
- Red Devil Cichlid (Amphilophus labiatus)
- Tilapia (Tilapia brevimanus)
Florida
- Florida Water Moccasin (Agkistrodon piscivorus conanti)
- Two-toed Amphiuma (Amphiuma means)
- Margarita Snail (Crepidula margarita)
- Royal Gramma Basslet (Gramma loreto)
- Florida Decorated Crab (Naxia tumida)
- Peppermint Shrimp (Lysmata wurdemanni)
- Royal Coral Shrimp (Stenopus hispidus)
- Scarlet Hermit Crab (Paguristes cadenati)
- Turbo Snail (Turbinidae)
Biodiversity
- Southern Copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix)
- Mangrove Water Snake (Nerodia clarkii)
- Loggerhead Musk Turtle (Sternotherus minor)
- Eastern mosquitofish (Gambusia holbrooki)
- Eastern Gulf Coast Waterdog (Necturus beyeri)
Mixed Species Snake Exhibit
- Corn Snake (Pantherophis guttatus)
- Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake (Crotalus adamanteus)
- Everglades Rat Snake (Elaphe obsoleta spiloides)
- Timber Rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus)
- Yellow Rat Snake (Elaphe flavolineata)
Siegfried & Roy's White Lions of Timbavati
- African White Lions (Panthera leo krugeri)
Great American Wings of Wonder Bird Show Amphitheatre
Birds and other animals used in the show
- African penguin (Spheniscus demersus)
- American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis)
- Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
- Emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae)
- Harris's Hawk (Parabuteo unicinctus)
- Hyacinth Macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus)
- Laughing Kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae)
- Green-winged Macaw (Ara chloropterus)
- Red-legged Seriema (Cariama cristata)
- Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
- Rhinoceros Hornbill (Buceros rhinoceros)
- Steller's Sea Eagle (Haliaeetus pelagicus)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (Cacatua galerita) and much more!
Rhino Reserve
- Indian Rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis)
- Okapi (Okapia johnstoni,) Now Currently Pregnant
- Eastern Bongo (Tragelaphus eurycerus isaaci)
- East African Crowned Crane (Balearica regulorum)
- Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus) Zoo Babies not on Exhibit
- Bar-headed Goose (Anser indicus)
- Grevy's Zebra (Equus grevyi)
- Eastern Black Rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis michaeli)
Tiger Canyon - Will Close in August 2011 for outdoor Cat Canyon expansion, will reopen in 2012
- White tiger (Panthera tigris)
- Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus jubatus)
Jungle Trails
'Tropical Asian Animals trail
- Mueller's Gibbon (Hylobates muelleri muelleri)
- Lesser Adjutant Stork (Leptoptilos javanicus)
- Sumatran Orangutan (Pongo abelii)
Tropical Asian Animals Indoor Exhibits
- Slender-tailed Cloud Rat (Phloeomys cumingi)
- Banded Palm Civet (Hemigalus derbyanus)
- Sugar Glider (Petaurus breviceps)
- White-handed Gibbon (Hylobates lar)
- Lion-tailed Macaque (Macaca silenus)
rotates indoor and out with
- Francois Langur (Trachypithecus francoisi)
Tropical Asian Animals Trail Continued
- Francois Langur (Trachypithecus francoisi)
rotates indoor and out with
- Lion-tailed Macaques (Macaca silenus)
'Tropical African Animal trail
- Pink-backed Pelican (Pelecanus rufescens)
- Saddle-billed stork (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis)
- Black-and-White Ruffed Lemur (Varecia variegata)
- Bonobo (Pan paniscus) Zoo Babies
- White-naped Raven (Corvus albicollis)
- Angolan Colobus (Colobus angolensis)
Tropical African Animals Indoor Exhibits
- African Striped Weasel (Poecilogale albinucha)
- Garnett's galago (Otolemur garnettii)
- Grey Bamboo Lemur (Hapalemur griseus)
- Diana monkey (Cercopithecus diana)
- Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill (Tockus flavirostris)
- Hamerkop (Scopus umbretta)
- Golden-breasted Starling (Cosmopsarus regius)
- Ruddy Shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea)
- Emperor scorpion (Pandinus imperator)
- Bonobo (Pan paniscus)
- Aye-Aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis) Will begin breeding in the fall using AI for the first time on this species
- Potto (Perodicticus)
- Dumeril’s Ground Boa (Boa dumerili)
Kroger Lords of the Arctic -
- Polar bears (Ursus maritimus)
- Barred Owl (Strix varia)
Bear Line
- Spectacled Bears (Tremarctos ornatus)
- American Black Bears (Ursus americanus)
Wings of the World
Outdoor Aviaries and Islands
- Blue-throated Macaw (Ara glaucogularis)
- Blue-and-Gold Macaw (Ara ararauna)
- Southern Screamer (Chauna torquata)
- Laughing Kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae)
The Amazon
- Crested Screamer (Chauna torquata)
- Elegant Crested Tinamou (Eudromia elegans)
- Guira Cuckoo (Guira guira)
- Golden Conure (Guaruba guarouba)
- Mamtama Turtle (Chelus fimbriatus)
- Northern Helmeted Curassow (Pauxi pauxi)
- Northern Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus)
- Opal-rumped Tanager (Tangara velia)
- Paradise Tanager (Tangara chilensis)
- Red-capped Cardinal (Paroaria gularis)
- Red Shoveler (Anas platalea)
- Saffron Finch (Sicalis flaveola)
- Scarlet Ibis (Eudocimus ruber)
- Sunbittern (Eurypyga helias)
- Yellow-rumped Cacique (Cacicus cela)
'Australasia
- Raggiana Bird-of-paradise (Paradisaea raggiana)
- Asian Fairy Bluebird (Irena puella)
- Bali Myna (Leucopsar rothschildi)
- Laughing Thrush (Garrulax courtoisi)
- Giant Fruit Bat (Pteropus giganteus)
- Nicobar Pigeon (Caloenas nicobarica)
- Rhinoceros Hornbill (Buceros rhinoceros)
- Jambu Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus jambu)
- White-naped Pheasant Pigeon (Otidiphaps nobilis)
- White-throated Ground Dove (Gallicolumba xanthonura)
Montane
- Masked Bobwhite (Colinus virginianus)
- Thick-billed Parrot (Rhynchopsitta pachyrhyncha)
Grasslands
- Black-winged Red Bishop (Euplectes hordeaceus)
- Blue-breasted Kingfisher (Halcyon malimbica)
- Blue-naped Mousebird (Urocolius macrourus)
- Four-banded Sandgrouse (Pterocles quadricinctus)
- Golden-breasted Starling (Cosmopsarus regius)
- Northern Carmine Bee-eater (Merops nubicus)
- Violet-backed Starling (Cinnyricinclus leucogaster)
Wetlands
- Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus)
- Red-bellied Cooter (Pseudemys rubriventris)
- Peninsula Cooter (Pseudemys peninsularis)
- Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis)
- Tri-colored Heron (Egretta tricolor)
Assorted Aviary Row
- Violet-backed Starling (Cinnyricinclus leucogaster)
- Bourke's Parakeet (Neopsephotus bourkii)
- Red-flanked Lorikeet (Charmosyna placentis)
- Scarlet-chested Parrot (Neophema splendida)
- Gouldian Finch (Erythrura gouldiae)
Arctic Islands
- Crested Auklet (Aethia cristatella)
- Harlequin Duck (Histrionicus histrionicus)
- Least Auklet (Aethia pusilla)
- Whiskered Auklet (Aethia pygmaea)
- Smew (Mergellus albellus)
Arctic Sea Cliffs
- Common Murre (Uria aalge)
- Harlequin Duck (Histrionicus histrionicus)
- Horned Puffin (Fratercula corniculata)
- Pigeon Guillemot (Cepphus columba) Zoo Babies
- Spectacled Eider ((Somateria fischeri)
Sub-antarctic Coast
- Black-faced Ibis (Theristicus melanopis)
- Chilöe Wigeon (Anas sibilatrix)
- Blue-eyed Cormorant (Phalacrocorax atriceps)
- Inca Tern (Larosterna inca)
- King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus)
- Magellanic Penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus)
- Southern Rockhopper Penguin (Eudyptes chrysocome) Zoo Babies
Spaulding Lorikeet Landing
- Black-capped Lory (Lorius lory)
- Cape Barren Goose (Cereopsis novaehollandiae)
- Magpie Goose (Anseranas semipalmata)
- Nicobar Pigeon (Caloenas nicobarica)
- Ornate Lorikeet (Trichoglossus ornatus)
- Pied Imperial-pigeon (Ducula bicolor)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (Trichoglossus haematodus)
- Red Lory (Eos bornea)
- Ruddy Shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea)
- Victoria Crowned Pigeon (Goura victoria)
Wolf Woods
- Grey Fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus)
- North American River Otter (Lontra canadensis)
- Eastern box turtle (Terrapene carolina carolina)
- Mexican wolf (Canis lupus baileyi)
- Thick-billed Parrot (Rhynchopsitta pachyrhyncha)
- Masked Bobwhite (Colinus virginianus)
Sea Lions
- California Sea Lions (Zalophus californianus)
Penguin Walkabout
- African Penguin (Spheniscus demersus)
- Little Penguin (Eudyptula minor)
Spaulding Children's Zoo
Nursery
- Padmae the Aardvark (Orycteropus afer)
- Lucy the Bearcat (Arctictis binturong)
- Adams the Parma Wallaby (Macropus parma)
- Watson the Brown-nosed Coati (Nasua nasua)
- Rocko and Jaz the Bennett's Wallabies (Macropus rufogriseus)
Petting Yard
- Nigerian Dwarf Goats (Capra hircus hircus)
- Baby Doll Sheep (Ovis aries aries)
Blakely's Barn
- Jacob sheep (Ovis aries aries)
- Dexter cattle (Bos taurus taurus)
- Llama (Lama glama)
- Alpaca (Vicugna pacos)
- Miniature cattle (Bos taurus taurus) (Texas Longhorn/Dexter cattle Cross)
Other Exhibits
- Homing pigeon (Columba livia domestica)
- Radiated tortoise ((Astrochelys radiata)
- Red-footed tortoise (Chelonoidis carbonaria)
- Gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus)
- Six-banded Armadillo (Euphractus sexcinctus)
- Screaming Hairy Armadillo (Chaetophractus vellerosus)
- Southern Three-banded Armadillo (Tolypeutes matacus) (The three armadillo species rotate)
- Domestic Chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus)
- Junglefowl (Gallus)
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Gibbon Islands Whoever is changing this, the gibbons are not part of the Children's zoo!
- Siamang Gibbon (Symphalangus syndactylus)
- Buff-cheeked Gibbon (Nomascus gabriellae gabriellae)
Red Pandas
- Red Panda (Ailurus fulgens)
Swan Lake
- American paddlefish (Polyodon spathula)
- Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
- Mandarin Duck (Aix galericulata)
- Red-crowned Crane (Grus japonensis)
- Redhead (Aythya americana)
- Trumpeter Swan (Cygnus buccinator)
- Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)
Wetland Trails
- Sandhill Crane (Grus canadensis)
Dobsa Giraffe Ridge
- Masai Giraffe ((Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi)
- Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus)
- East African Crowned Crane (Balearica regulorum)
Marge Schott-Unnewehr Elephant Reserve
- Asian Elephants (Elephas maximus indicus) (Elephas maximus hirsutus)
P&G Discovery Forest
- Cane toad (Bufo marinus)
- Blue and gold macaw (Ara ararauna)
- Boa constrictor (Boa constrictor constrictor)
- Linnaeus's two-toed sloth (Choloepus didactylus)
Center for Conservation and Research of Endangered Wildlife (CREW)
The Cincinnati zoo has been active in breeding animals to help save species, starting as early as 1880 with the first hatching of a Trumpeter Swan in a zoo, as well as four passenger pigeons. This was followed in 1882 with the first American bison born in captivity.[5]
In 1981 the zoo established the Carl H. Lindner Jr. Family Center for Conservation and Research of Endangered Wildlife for the purpose of using science and technology to understand, preserve, and propagate endangered flora and fauna and facilitate the conservation of global biodiversity.
- Principal research programs
- Animal division: Research primarily focuses on reproductive physiology and the development of assisted reproduction for a variety of taxon including primates, felids, rhinos, amphibians and birds.;
- Plant division: Research focuses on "in vitro" collection, propagation and cryopreservation of endangered plants across the U.S.;
- For both research divisions, the Frozen Zoo plays a major role. In it are stored over 2,500 specimens representing approximately 60 animal and 65 plant species.
- Breeding successes
The zoo leads the world in small cat births.[10] The first artificial insemination of an exotic feline species (Persian leopard) was accomplished the same year that CREW opened.[5] It was the first zoo to breed ocelots,[11] Indian rhinos,[12] and Pallas's cats using artificial insemination,[13] and the first to breed a Sumatran Rhino in over 112 years.[14] In 1995, it set a U.S. record with six gorilla births in one year.[5] All of this activity has earned it the nickname "The Sexiest Zoo in America".[15]
The future
African Savannah
The Zoo is currently building the 8-acre (3.2 ha) Africa Savannah exhibit, which will be the largest animal exhibit in the Zoo's history. Phase I, the first of the four phases, includes an expanded yard for Masai Giraffes, a new Greater Flamingo and an East African Crowned Crane exhibit and a new and improved Cheetah Encounter.[16][17] When completed, the African Savannah will feature Olive Baboons, African Wild Dogs, a new Cheetah exhibit, a hoof stock yard that will contain various Antelope (Lesser Kudu, Bontebok, and Common Eland have been rumored), Grévy's Zebras, Kori Bustards and Ostriches, and Nile Hippos will also be exhibited. There will also be a new restaurant, and kopje exhibit. There is a possibility that the Slender-tailed Meerkats will return for the exhibit. Rumors of a walk-through Impala exhibit have also floated about. The exhibit is expected to be finished by 2014. The exhibit will occupy what formerly was the main zoo parking lot off Dury Avenue.[citation needed]
Cat Canyon
Once the Night Hunters building transformation is complete, the Nocturnal House Closed. The Nocturnal House will unfortunately be turned into offices, and the back wall of the indoor Komodo dragon exhibit will be expanded. The Night Hunters exhibit is phase one of a larger outdoor Cat Canyon expansion which is scheduled to open by summer 2012. The expanded Cat Canyon will link the Night Hunters experience with the current Tiger Canyon exhibits and include new space for Malayan tigers, Pumas and Snow Leopards.[18]
See also
Notes
- ^ "Currently Accredited Zoos and Aquariums". aza.org. AZA. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
- ^ a b "History, Mission, and Vision". cincinnatizoo.org. Cincinnati Zoo. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
- ^ David Livingtsone, Human Acclimatization: Perspectives on a Contested Field of Inquiry in Science, Medicine and Geography, History of Science, 25:4 (December, 1987), 364
- ^ a b Painter, Sue Ann (2006). Architecture In Cincinnati. Ohio University Press. ISBN 0821417010.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Cincinnati Zoo". cincinnativiews.net. Don Prout. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
- ^ Solski, Leszek (2006). "The Zoo and Aquarium Guide Book: Its Evolution and Uncertain Future". International Zoo News. 53 (5): 260–273.
- ^ "Suzie, the Graf Zeppelin Gorilla". cincinnativiews.net. Don Prout. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
- ^ "Every Day is Amazing at the Cincinnati Zoo". cincinnatizoo.org. Cincinnati Zoo. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
- ^ "Zoo's babies are a year-round thing". news.cincinnati.com. Cincinnati.com. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
- ^ "Small Cat Signature Project". cincinnatizoo.org. Cincinnati Zoo. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
- ^ "Endangered Ocelot Born Following Novel Artificial Insemination Procedure". cincinnatizoo.org. Cincinnati Zoo. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
- ^ Curley, Michelle (27 October 2010). "Nikki Gave Birth This Morning". cincinnatizoo.org. Cincinnati Zoo. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
- ^ "Pallas' Cats Born from Artificial Insemination". cincinnatizoo.org. Cincinnati Zoo. 23 June 2011. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
- ^ "Rhino Signature Project". cincinnatizoo.org. Cincinnati Zoo. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
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"The Top 10 Zoos in America". wrsol.com. USA Travel Guide. 9 February 2009.
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(help) - ^ "African Savannah". cincinnatizoo.org. Cincinnati Zoo. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
- ^ "A look at the zoo's plan for expansion" (PDF). news.cincinnati.com. Cincinnati.com. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
- ^ "Night Hunters". cincinnatizoo.org. Cincinnati Zoo. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
External links
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