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Enjoy discounted Cincinnati Zoo admission for Penguin Days Penguin Days are back at the Cincinnati Zoo. (Source: Cincinnati Zoo) By FOX19 Digital Staff | January 18, 2021 at 12:43 PM EST - Updated January 18 at 3:11 PM CINCINNATI (FOX19) - Penguin Days are back at the Cincinnati Zoo - and they’re offering discounted admission. From Jan. 18 through March 12, zoo goers can enjoy penguin parades and encounters Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, and holiday Mondays. “We opened two new habit...

Show your love and help everyone’s favorite hippo celebrate her birthday Show your love and help everyone’s favorite hippo celebrate her birthday By Jared Goffinet and Ashley Smith | January 14, 2021 at 7:02 PM EST - Updated January 14 at 7:02 PM CINCINNATI (FOX19) - The big day is nearing as the Cincinnati Zoo is offering plenty of ways for everyone to celebrate Fiona’s birthday. The world’s most famous hippo is turning four years old on Jan. 24 and to help celebrate...

Cincinnati Zoo prepares new adventure for 2021, rethinks expansion plans amid pandemic Coming off a three-month forced closure in 2020, the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden is counting on a new adventure and some events to get attendance back up while refocusing a major expansion plan. and last updated 2021-01-14 18:33:54-05 CINCINNATI — Coming off a three-month forced closure in 2020, the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden is counting on a new adventure and some events to get attendance...

Were not the only apes who can catch COVID-19 The San Diego Zoo said it believes two gorillas were exposed by an asymptomatic staffer. A local primatologist said this is alarming and is concerned about the potential consequences if the virus continues to spread to animals like gorillas. and last updated 2021-01-12 18:29:09-05 A pair of gorillas at the San Diego Zoo on Monday became the latest non-human animals to test positive for COVID-19, joining a list that includes tigers, lions, snow leopa...

Cincinnati Magazine January 12, 2021 The Cincinnati Zoo may have fallen off your radar after the Festival of Lights—but it shouldn’t. Going to the zoo when it’s cold is magical: You’ll see lots of animals that you wouldn’t normally get to see. Bears! Big cats! And penguins. Lots of penguins Photograph by Sarah McCosham In fact, these naturally tuxedo-clad creatures are the stars of the show during the zoo’s eponymous Penguin Days. Starting January 18, Penguin Day...

Help celebrate Fiona’s 4th birthday and you could meet the birthday girl You can help Fiona celebrate her fourth birthday. (Source: Cincinnati Zoo Twitter account) By Jared Goffinet | January 1, 2021 at 12:58 PM EST - Updated January 2 at 9:14 AM CINCINNATI (FOX19) - The Cincinnati Zoo is giving you the chance to not only help celebrate Fiona’s birthday but also meet the famous hippo. To celebrate, the Zoo is hosting Float4Fiona, which is an apple race in Hippo Cave. To get peo...

Cincinnati Zoo to ring in new year with virtual countdown No fireworks display this year Copyright 2018 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Joe Simon The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden offered members an early look at the 2018 PNC Festival of Lights on Nov. 16, 2018. Another color scheme at Swan Lake. and last updated 2020-12-30 20:42:46-05 CINCINNATI — New Year’s Eve will look much different at the Ci...

Ring in 2021 virtually with the Cincinnati Zoo Happy Zoo Year animal countdown By FOX19 Digital Staff | December 30, 2020 at 11:27 AM EST - Updated December 30 at 11:27 AM CINCINNATI (FOX19) - In a normal year, the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden would be hosting a big countdown and fireworks display on New Year’s Eve, but things are different in 2020. Visitors will still be able to ring in the new year at the PNC Festival of Lights, but the countdown will be virtual. “The best part ...

Santa delivers gifts to Cincinnati Zoo animals WATCH: Santa delivers gifts to Cincinnati Zoo animals By FOX19 Digital Staff | December 22, 2020 at 1:44 PM EST - Updated December 22 at 1:44 PM CINCINNATI (FOX19) - All of the animals at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden are on Santa’s nice list. “Santa brought baby rhino Ajani Joe a great big ball and went with a sure favorite for red pandas – bamboo,” Cincinnati Zoo director Thane Maynard said in a news release. “Fiona was th...

New features at Cincinnati Zoos PNC Festival of Lights By FOX19 Digital Staff | December 18, 2020 at 12:52 PM EST - Updated December 18 at 12:52 PM CINCINNATI (FOX19) - The Cincinnati Zoo’s seasonal light display was voted the best in the country in a recent USA Today poll for the third year in a row. “We had to make a lot of adjustments this year, for the safety of guests, staff, and animals, so being recognized for still being the best is especially meaningful,” Cincinna...