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Say hello to Mechi — all 3,500 pounds of her
Seriously endangered’ Indian rhino finds new home at Mesker Park Zoo
By Seth Grundhoefer- Evansville Courier Press
EVANSVILLE — Gnawing on a stack of bamboo and pacing her new home Monday afternoon, Mesker Park Zoo & Botanic Garden’s new resident — a 3,500-pound Indian rhinoceros named Mechi (pronounced May-chee), awaited her introduction to the public from zoo [...]
Cincinnati zoo says liver failure resulting from disease caused death of endangered rhino
By Associated Press
CINCINNATI (AP) — Zoo officials in Cincinnati say they’ve learned the death three months ago of an endangered Sumatran rhino was caused by liver failure resulting from a disease.
The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden said Thursday that the ailment (hemochromatosis) left 21-year-old Emi with an excess of iron in her system. Zoo officials [...]
Zoo Keeps Eye On Gorilla With Face Tumor
Keepers Concerned About Muke, Bakari’s Health
CINCINNATI - WLWT.com — Zookeepers at the Cincinnati Zoo are keeping a close eye on one of their gorillas, who has a very large tumor on her face.
Muke has had the tumor for more than a year. She is still able to eat, but keepers want to get a closer [...]
Cincinnati Zoo To Put Manatee Program On Hold
from WCPO Channel 9
The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden’s two Florida manatee residents, “Slip” and “Lil’ Joe” are going back home soon.
Visitors to the Cincinnati Zoo will have until October 17 to bid farewell to the popular sea cows.
The Zoo’s manatee program will be on hold for the next five months when U.S. Fish & [...]
Cincinnati Zoo’s Cheetah Breaks Land Speed Record Twice
by WLWT.com
CLERMONT COUNTY, Ohio — A cheetah from the Cincinnati Zoo became the world’s fastest land mammal Wednesday, not once, but twice.
Sarah, the 8-year-old female cheetah, ran the 100-meter dash in 6.16 seconds on her first attempt and then 6.13 seconds on her second attempt.
“This is the all-time great day in cheetah racing. She set [...]
Endangered Sumatran Rhino Dies At Cincinnati Zoo
AP
CINCINNATI, Ohio—An endangered Sumatran rhino has died at the Cincinnati Zoo, a blow to a program that successfully produced the first calves born in captivity in decades. The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden says Emi, a 21-year-old Sumatran rhino that had been at the zoo for 14 years, died Saturday after appearing less energetic [...]
Cincinnati Zoo Cheetah Prepared to Set Speed Record
The Cincinnati Zoo’s eight-year-old female cheetah Sarah is preparing to set the world record for all land mammals on Wednesday, September 9 at the Zoo’s Regional Cheetah Breeding Facility in Clermont County.
The 100 meter run was originally scheduled to run at the Kentucky Speedway, but the Zoo’s Cat Ambassador trainers decided to go for the [...]
Cincinnati Zoo shows off two new additions today
Local 12 News
The Cincinnati Zoo shows off two new additions today. They’re a pair of rare horses.
“Bellatessa”, 24 years old, and “Raison”, 20 years old are two NEW Przewalski’s (pronounced SHEE-VOL-SKEE) horses that will make their public debut at the Zoo today. The Cincinnati Zoo was the first Zoo in the country to exhibit a [...]
Fly macaws, fly
Trinidad and Tobago’s Newspaper
Conservation Advisor of the Zoological Society of Trinidad and Tobago, Nadra Nathai-Gyan has announced that six pairs of blue and gold macaws bred in captivity at the Emperor Valley Zoo are to be released in early July into the Nariva Swamp.
This initiative builds on the original re-introduction programme for this endangered species [...]
Bad economy pushes visitors through zoo gates
By LISA CORNWELL – Associated Press
CINCINNATI (AP) — To draw visitors, zoos count on gentle giraffes rolling out their long tongues to grasp treats, stingrays gliding through a pool to be petted and the playful tussling of tiger cubs. This year they’re also getting help from the recession.
Zoos in cities including Cincinnati, St. Louis, Baltimore, [...]
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Aw. These Animals are absolutely adorable. && Fer one to reach that age is (: AH-MAY-ZING 
oh, this is sad. :( but it's amazing for it to reach that age! 
Its not simply a case of In Defense of Animals vs. The Saint Louis Zoo.
Even if you throw out comments ...
This is not a picture of a large-billed reed warbler. Good story, just the wrong pic. 
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