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It’s check-up time for Lyle the crocodile

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Even crocs need their check-ups! Lyle the crocodile underwent a routine physical exam this week. Exams like these require a huge amount of planning and teamwork to ensure the health and safety of our staff and the animal, and we’re happy to share that everything went smoothly for Lyle, who at 46-years-old is the oldest resident in the Tropical Forest exhibit! Measuring approximately 5 feet long and weighing 57 pounds, our patient appears to be in good health and was back on exhibit immediately following his exam.

Making an Ambassador Bearcat (Binturong) Lucille – Cincinnati Zoo

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After four months of working with her care team, Lucille the bearcat is ready to attend her first University of Cincinnati basketball game. Many UC students don’t know what a bearcat is, even though that is the university’s mascot, and most have never seen one! Taking Lucille to campus gives them an opportunity to learn about them and get close enough to care!!

Keeper Corner: We’re talking about whooping cranes!

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This week, Glenda – lead keeper in the Canadian Wilds – introduces our resident whooping crane, Cyclops, shares her passion for saving endangered species, and her love of how things roll with the seasons in the Canadian Wilds! Thanks to ConocoPhillips Canada for their continued commitment to whooping cranes by funding our Whooping Crane Recovery Program.

San Diego Zoo Global Honors Women Working to Save Wildlife

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From sustaining and restoring genetic diversity, to driving conservation action through science education and community collaboration, women (and girls) play an integral role in saving species worldwide. Today, we want to recognize all of the incredible women working at the San Diego Zoo Institute for Conservation Research, the San Diego Zoo and San Diego Zoo Safari Park, and at our global field sites. We admire and support your dedication to ensuring a healthy future for wildlife and people.