Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden What's Gnu at the Cincinnati Zoo? - 2012

The zoo's red panda cub, Homer, weighs in:

Here's a new video of the zoo's two new female gorillas, Asha and Anju, being introduced to the outdoor enclosure for the first time:
 
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Kudu21 said:
Here's a new video of the zoo's two new female gorillas, Asha and Anju, being introduced to the outdoor enclosure for the first time:
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Actually they've been introduced all throughout the summer in the outdoor enclosure, but only during after hours.
 
That is merely what it says on the video. I was just conveying the information given.

There were two additional videos uploaded today:

Here's a new video of the zoo's cheetah cub, Savanna, and her "playmate" Max. They have been together for a month now:

Here's a video about the argus monitor, one of the zoo's many outreach animals:
 
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I wonder in the end he meant that Melvin is on display, or that the encounter would be at the Reptile House?
 
On October 12th the zoo will be hosting a farm-to-table Fall Harvest Dinner:
Join the Cincinnati Zoo for a farm to table family style dinner, paired with Great Lakes beer and including organic produce pulled out of the fields of our very own Zoo farm as well as locally procured proteins. It will be a night of fantastic food, great conversation, and will provide you with a powerful understanding of our sustainability efforts throughout the community.
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Hallzooween kicked off today, so the zoo has uploaded a video of one of the many special activities that zoo hosts through October: elephant pumpkin smashing.
 
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Thanks for the link Arizona Docent. It was quite an interesting read, though obviously this PDF was compiled before the exhibit itself was completed. This fact was most noticeable on page 33 where it says, "The path ends in a large covered viewing deck. Large glass windows provide a great view of both yards simultaneously. A stream runs between the two yards and a pool with is located in the second yard," as in reality the viewing shelter only has glass viewing windows into the second yard, and there is no stream running between the yards.
 
Arizona Docent said:
Here is a really cool 41 page PDF document that is an interpretive guide to Night Hunters and Cat Canyon.

http://cincinnatizoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Cat-Canyon-Interpretive-Guide-2012.pdf
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What a coincidence, I just found this three days ago and was going to share it.
Here's one on Giraffe Ridge.
http://cincinnatizoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Giraffe-Ridge-Interpretive-Guide-2010.pdf

Edit: And here's one on Discovery Forest.
http://cincinnatizoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Discovery-Forest-Interpretive-Guide-2006.pdf

It says many species of fish were supposed to be apart of it.

And Wolf Woods
http://cincinnatizoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Wolf-Woods-Interpretive-Guide-2005.pdf
 
Kudu21 said:
Thanks for the link Arizona Docent. It was quite an interesting read, though obviously this PDF was compiled before the exhibit itself was completed. This fact was most noticeable on page 33 where it says, "The path ends in a large covered viewing deck. Large glass windows provide a great view of both yards simultaneously. A stream runs between the two yards and a pool with is located in the second yard," as in reality the viewing shelter only has glass viewing windows into the second yard, and there is no stream running between the yards.
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It also says that the tigers could rotate, something I would've liked to see.
 
I've seen the Discovery Forest one, but thank you for the link to the others.

The fish were in the tank that up until recently held the cane toads when it first opened in 2006, but like the toucans, they were removed not long afterwords.

As far as the rotation of the tigers goes, this is still a possibility given the setup. It's just whether or not they choose to do so.
 
The zoo will featured on a new PBS documentary tonight at 10:00 p.m. called, "What Makes Us Human."
 

The Cincinnati Zoo Youtube Channel just released this video about the giraffe birth.
 
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Congratulations to the Giraffe Ridge staff. This is a very exciting day for them, and the entire community, really.

The details of the birth were tweeted live as they happened on the zoo's Twitter feed, which I found to be quite interesting. Is this "play-by-play" of a birth something other zoos do/have done?
 
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Congratulations to the Giraffe Ridge staff. This is a very exciting day for them, and the entire community, really.

The details of the birth were tweeted live as they happened on the zoo's Twitter feed, which I found to be quite interesting. Is this "play-by-play" of a birth something other zoos do/have done?
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Doubtful, the difference between our zoo and other zoos is that we reveal so much to the public.
 
The calf will be available for public viewing through the glass viewing window into the giraffe barn starting on Monday.

Press release:
Tessa, our five-year-old Maasai giraffe, has given birth! On Friday at 8:20 a.m., Tessa delivered a healthy, 150-pound female calf in her indoor stall. Mother, father (“Kimba”) and baby are doing well and are spending time bonding off-exhibit.

“The Zoo is buzzing with excitement and incredibly, so is the community,” said Thane Maynard, Executive Director of the Cincinnati Zoo. “We made the decision several weeks ago to live-tweet the birth in real-time and the response has been astonishing. The #giraffebirth tweets spread like wildfire, making this, the first birth to be live-tweeted, an overwhelming success. And, we saw people heavily invested in the birth of this amazing, new baby. Most importantly, the calf is doing well and she and mom are bonding.”

Tessa became restless early Friday morning, around 6 a.m. Shortly thereafter, keepers noticed the calf’s hoof coming through. Two hours and twenty minutes later, at 8:20 a.m., Tessa delivered her calf. Soon after delivery, Tessa began licking her calf at 8:25 a.m. and the calf first attempted to stand at 8:27 a.m. The calf successfully stood for the first time at 9:12 a.m. and nursed for the first time at 9:37 a.m.

The Zoo tweeted every milestone in the birth process and thousands of people followed along, tweeted, and retweeted. The Zoo will continue to keep followers in the loop at @CincinnatiZoo, using the hashtag #giraffebirth and on its website and Facebook page.

Beginning on Monday, October 15, visitors can get their first glimpse of mom and the new baby through the window, outside the exhibit at Giraffe Ridge. Then, depending on the weather, Tessa and the calf may go outdoors in the next two weeks.

The Cincinnati Zoo’s history with giraffe births dates back to 1889 when it became the first zoo in the Western Hemisphere to have a giraffe born in captivity. This will be Tessa’s second calf, her first calf, Zuri, was born in April 2011. At seven-weeks-old, Zuri fractured her leg in her indoor stall and after months of working with local equine specialists, the Zoo was forced to make the devastating and most humane decision for the calf, to euthanize her on July 1, 2011.

Although the numbers have decreased in the past century, giraffes are not currently endangered, but listed as “lower risk” with fairly stable populations. Unlike many species, there is no true breeding season for the Maasai Giraffe and females can become pregnant beginning at just four years of age. In the wild up to 75% of the calves die in their first few months of life, mainly due to predation.
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http://cincinnatizoo.org/blog/2012/10/12/its-a-girl-baby-giraffe-is-here/
 
Today is the first day that the giraffe calf will be visible to the public. Today is also the first day of the contest to name her. To day through Wednesday fans of the zoo on Facebook can suggest names, and on Thursday the keepers will reveal their top three or four names which will be voted on by the public. The name will officially be announced on Friday.
 
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