Cincinnati Zoo

@CincinnatiZoo • 356,527 subscribers

The #greenestzooinamerica is dedicated to creating adventure, conveying knowledge, conserving nature, and serving the community. Home of Fiona the hippo 🦛

Live Cam

Cincinnati Zoo

Shorts

Rozi the cheetah purrs 😻 Sound on for beautiful cheetah purrs! Cats can either roar or purr, they can’t do both. Lions &amp; tigers can roar, but they can’t purr. Cheetahs can purr, but they can’t roar.

The little blue penguins were very curious about this leaf. 🤣

Cheetah cub Lulu was happy to hang out with her care team on a rainy afternoon! Sound up for sweet purrs! 😻 Cats can either purr or roar. They can’t do both!

Sir Francis Bacon showing off his speed! Red river hogs are good swimmers and fast runners! Using their strong snouts and sharp tusks to bulldoze through the leaf litter and soil, they dig up a dinner of roots, bulbs, other plants and small animals.

New power couple: Lou &amp; Kal! Kal and Lou are a fully bonded pair now and we are hopeful for future breeding success! 💕

Play time with Martini, the fennec fox kit! 😍

Fiona the hippo picks the Philadelphia Eagles to win #SBLIX! The last time she picked the Philadelphia Eagles in 2018, they won! Not Gonna Lie with Kylie Kelce Jason Kelce New Heights Kansas City Chiefs NFL

Rose, the screaming hairy armadillo makes quick work of her lunch bowl! An omnivore, Rose enjoys a well balanced meal of fruits, veggies, bugs and a nutritionally complete kibble known as insectivore. Bon appetite!

Smashing pumpkins! 🎃 It’s pumpkin season and the hippos are here for it!!! This great video is brought to you by Frisch’s Big Boy

Tanzi the African Pygmy falcon is ready for HallZOOween, presented by General Electric Credit Union, to kick off tomorrow! Join us on weekends in October for trick-or-treat stations, festive activities, animal encounters and more!

Sweet potato lunch for Rico the porcupine!

Mboka Jo is 11-months-old today and practicing being a silverback.

Afternoon nap for baby Fritz! 💤

Fiona chases Fritz on the beach! We love to watch the hippos run! Adult Nile hippos can run faster than a human can, reaching speeds up to 18 mph on land.

The tilapia that share the pool with our hippos serve multiple purposes. They help to keep the water clean by eating the hippo dung and they also eat the dead skin off of the hippos which keep them clean and free of micro-organisms. This is referred to as a symbiotic relationship

Mackerel is ready for a snack and everyone is gonna hear about it. 😂 Asian small-clawed otters make many kinds of vocalizations from chirps and growls, to squeaks and barks. They communicate about everything; new discoveries, food, a predator in the area &amp; greeting one another

Hippos use their mouths to play, show affection, give warnings, &amp; explore their world. Open-mouth interactions = normal hippo behavior!

Mboka Jo really enjoys corn, grapes, banana, and berries! Full grown silverbacks can eat about 40lbs of food each day! Mboka Jo is turning 1 on September 20! Bring a cell phone or e-gadget to recycle to be entered to win an amazing prize pack!

He's full of energy! Visit Fritz daily at Hippo Cove if it's above 40 degrees out!

Snack time with Fritz, Bibi &amp; Fiona!

Videos

Watch Anya Live

First swim lesson for Couscous, the little blue penguin chick! 👏 💦 🐧

Martini’s mom Olive would like a nap. Martini has different ideas!

Today is Lazzie's 25th birthday. She is the oldest little blue penguin in the world! In the wild, life expectancy is less than ten years. It's less than 20 in managed care. The excellent care that she receives from Team Bird has certainly extended her life!

Happy National Corn Day from Rico the porcupine!! 🌽

Welcome to world little ones! The cutest new arrivals have just hatched. Adorable spur-winged lapwing chicks made their debut yesterday and today! They are about as tall as your pinky finger!

It’s pumpkin-crushing season! Also known as Fiona, Fritz, Bibi and Tucker’s favorite time of year! 🎃 Brought to you by Frisch’s Big Boy! 🎃

It was too cold for Fiona to celebrate her birthday outside today, so her care team brought the party to her! Fiona enjoyed a juicy watermelon today to celebrate her 9th birthday! 🍉 🍰 🦛 🎉

Rico loves to snack! Brazilian porcupines eat leaves, bark, fruits, shoots!

Isla the tamandua really enjoying her lunch smoothie. Tamanduas don't have any teeth, so this mixture is perfect for her to lap up using her tongue that's over 12 inches long!

Happy 25th Birthday Andalas! 🎉 Twenty-five years ago today, the Cincinnati Zoo &amp; Botanical Garden made conservation history when Andalas became the first Sumatran rhino calf born in any zoo in the world in 112 years!

The entire hippo family enjoying their favorite treat - watermelon! 🍉

Sleeping on the job! 🥰 The 3-week-old baby skunks went outside for the first time yesterday! They are being co-reared between skunk mom, Lily, and our Animal Ambassador Team.

For some reason the otters decided they really wanted to grab the leaves on the tree. 🤣🤣

Great news! The most recent vet check shows Martini is doing well with her recovery! Her broken leg looks to be fully healed! She remains behind the scenes with her parents but should be visible to guests in Night Hunters soon!

Besides eating, hippos use their mouths to act tough, play, show affection, and explore the world around them.

Fritz has the rainy day zoomies! ☔️

Squirmy, silly Fritz! Hippos can't actually float or swim. They push off the bottom and propel themselves to the surface for air.

Penny the red panda cub has started exploring outside! Stop by and look for her on your next visit!

Rico making sure all his quills are in place for his close up. 🤩

Penny the red panda cub is slowly starting to explore outside of her nest box! She’s been spending time behind the scenes with her mom, bonding, growing, and recently, starting to practice her climbing skills!

Rozi the cheetah purrs 😻 Sound on for beautiful cheetah purrs! Cats can either roar or purr, they can’t do both. Lions & tigers can roar, but they can’t purr. Cheetahs can purr, but they can’t roar.

New power couple: Lou & Kal! Kal and Lou are a fully bonded pair now and we are hopeful for future breeding success! 💕

Mackerel is ready for a snack and everyone is gonna hear about it. 😂 Asian small-clawed otters make many kinds of vocalizations from chirps and growls, to squeaks and barks. They communicate about everything; new discoveries, food, a predator in the area & greeting one another

Hippos use their mouths to play, show affection, give warnings, & explore their world. Open-mouth interactions = normal hippo behavior!

Snack time with Fritz, Bibi & Fiona!

Happy 25th Birthday Andalas! 🎉 Twenty-five years ago today, the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden made conservation history when Andalas became the first Sumatran rhino calf born in any zoo in the world in 112 years!