To start off with news going into the new year: Because Wings of the World is going under renovation until Spring, all Penguin Parades have been cancelled.
Cincinnati Zoo 2017 Summary
2017 was without a doubt one of the greatest years the zoo has ever had. The Wings of the World renovations are on it's way, the amount of star Zoo Babies was overwhelming, the zoo's fame was strengthened due to the miracle story of a premature hippo, and a brand new gorilla addition opened. Here's every thing that happened at the zoo in 2017 that's worth mentioning. Blue = Birth, Red = Death
January: It's announced that Bibi, a newly arrived hippo, is pregnant - A colobus was born, the first Zoo Baby of 2017 - It was announced that Cinta, a Malayan tiger, was pregnant - Bibi gives birth to a premature 29lbs female, the offspring was in critical condition and would most likely not survive - The calf, later named Fiona, after making progress, ended up becoming an internet star and later the world's most famous instance of a premature animal birth - Blue-faced Honeyeaters hatched
February: Fiona takes her first steps - Cinta gave birth to three cubs but rejected them; they were all raised successfully by handlers - An Okapi calf was born; a male named Moyo - A Southern three-banded armadillo was born
March: A Sichuan takin was born; a female named Meg
April: Imara, the painted dog; mother of many, passed away - A Southern Tamandua was added to the nursery - The tiger cubs were temporarily displayed in Night Hunters - Red-and-yellow barbets hatched
May: Plains Zebras, a new species, was added to Rhino Reserve; replacing the Grevy's zebras - PhotoArk is displayed around the zoo - Jalil, father to the tiger cubs, passed away - A Bearcat from the Brookfield Zoo was transferred to the zoo
June: After months of renovating parts of Gorilla World, the colobus and outdoor yard opened back up - A new Wildebeest, Mike, was placed on exhibit in Africa - The tigers cub are placed outside in Cat Canyon - Fiona and Bibi are put into the same space for the first time - Another three-banded armadillo was born - The zoo received a 34 year-old female Orangutan, named Alex - An African pygmy falcon chick hatched
July: Black howler monkeys, a new species to the zoo, are placed on display in Jungle Trails - Fiona was introduced to Henry, her father - The zoo's lone Capuchinbird passed away - A Black Rhinoceros, a male named Kendi, was born from Seyia and Kendi - Three Ring-tailed lemurs were born in three days
August: It was announced that there was a second Colobus birth - Kendi goes outside for the first time - The zoo's only, and one of the country's few, Banded palm civet passed away
September: Bat-eared foxes were added to the Children's Zoo nursery - The zoo received a silverback, Mshindi, from the Louisville Zoo
October: It was announced that the zoo's two remaining manatees Betsy and BamBam would be released in the wild; they were soon replaced with three younger manatees - A Blue Penguin hatched - Henry, the hippo, passed away
November: Another Blue penguin hatched - A Yellow-backed duiker was born
December: The newly added indoor Gorilla exhibit opens - Cinta, the mother of the three cubs was transferred to the Jacksonville Zoo - Ali the Aardvark gave birth to a boy, after many, many attempts of pregnancy throughout the years - including a false pregnancy
Cincinnati Zoo 2017 Summary
2017 was without a doubt one of the greatest years the zoo has ever had. The Wings of the World renovations are on it's way, the amount of star Zoo Babies was overwhelming, the zoo's fame was strengthened due to the miracle story of a premature hippo, and a brand new gorilla addition opened. Here's every thing that happened at the zoo in 2017 that's worth mentioning. Blue = Birth, Red = Death
January: It's announced that Bibi, a newly arrived hippo, is pregnant - A colobus was born, the first Zoo Baby of 2017 - It was announced that Cinta, a Malayan tiger, was pregnant - Bibi gives birth to a premature 29lbs female, the offspring was in critical condition and would most likely not survive - The calf, later named Fiona, after making progress, ended up becoming an internet star and later the world's most famous instance of a premature animal birth - Blue-faced Honeyeaters hatched
February: Fiona takes her first steps - Cinta gave birth to three cubs but rejected them; they were all raised successfully by handlers - An Okapi calf was born; a male named Moyo - A Southern three-banded armadillo was born
March: A Sichuan takin was born; a female named Meg
April: Imara, the painted dog; mother of many, passed away - A Southern Tamandua was added to the nursery - The tiger cubs were temporarily displayed in Night Hunters - Red-and-yellow barbets hatched
May: Plains Zebras, a new species, was added to Rhino Reserve; replacing the Grevy's zebras - PhotoArk is displayed around the zoo - Jalil, father to the tiger cubs, passed away - A Bearcat from the Brookfield Zoo was transferred to the zoo
June: After months of renovating parts of Gorilla World, the colobus and outdoor yard opened back up - A new Wildebeest, Mike, was placed on exhibit in Africa - The tigers cub are placed outside in Cat Canyon - Fiona and Bibi are put into the same space for the first time - Another three-banded armadillo was born - The zoo received a 34 year-old female Orangutan, named Alex - An African pygmy falcon chick hatched
July: Black howler monkeys, a new species to the zoo, are placed on display in Jungle Trails - Fiona was introduced to Henry, her father - The zoo's lone Capuchinbird passed away - A Black Rhinoceros, a male named Kendi, was born from Seyia and Kendi - Three Ring-tailed lemurs were born in three days
August: It was announced that there was a second Colobus birth - Kendi goes outside for the first time - The zoo's only, and one of the country's few, Banded palm civet passed away
September: Bat-eared foxes were added to the Children's Zoo nursery - The zoo received a silverback, Mshindi, from the Louisville Zoo
October: It was announced that the zoo's two remaining manatees Betsy and BamBam would be released in the wild; they were soon replaced with three younger manatees - A Blue Penguin hatched - Henry, the hippo, passed away
November: Another Blue penguin hatched - A Yellow-backed duiker was born
December: The newly added indoor Gorilla exhibit opens - Cinta, the mother of the three cubs was transferred to the Jacksonville Zoo - Ali the Aardvark gave birth to a boy, after many, many attempts of pregnancy throughout the years - including a false pregnancy
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