{"id":238,"date":"2023-05-21T10:45:21","date_gmt":"2023-05-21T16:45:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:10029\/?page_id=238"},"modified":"2026-02-26T11:42:25","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T17:42:25","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cincinnatizoo.org\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column]<section class=\"page-portals\" data-aos=\"fade-up\"><a class=\"page-portals__item lazyload\" href=\"http:\/\/10best.usatoday.com\/awards\/cincinnati-zoo-botanical-garden-cincinnati-ohio\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Vote for the Zoo\" aria-label=\"Vote for the Zoo\" style=\"background-image:inherit;\" data-bg-image=\"url(&#039;https:\/\/cincinnatizoo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/54594879240_dfb23707fb_o-scaled.jpg&#039;)\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cincinnatizoo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/54594879240_dfb23707fb_o-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Fiona the hippo on land\" class=\"screen-reader-text lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2560px; 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Come for a walk in the beautiful gardens, visit your favorite animals, or ride the new electric train!\u00a0 Members enjoy early entry, discounts on programs and in shops and restaurants, and free parking![\/vc_column_text]<a class=\"button\" data-aos=\"fade-up\" href=\"\/plan-your-adventure\/membership\/\" target=\"_self\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Membership\" title=\"Membership\">Join Today<\/a>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; el_class=&#8221;video-squared&#8221;]<div class=\"video-block\" type=\"youtube\" data-aos=\"fade-up\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cincinnatizoo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/F5XUNU2XoAAXFuh.jpg\" alt=\"Zeke, Fenn & Tessa\" class=\"video-block__image lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1415px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1415\/1453;\"><div class=\"video-block__play\">     \n      <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n        <path id=\"Polygon_1\" data-name=\"Polygon 1\" d=\"M38.521,6.129a4,4,0,0,1,6.957,0l35.13,61.9A4,4,0,0,1,77.13,74H6.87a4,4,0,0,1-3.479-5.974Z\" transform=\"translate(74) rotate(90)\" fill=\"#fff\"\/>\n      <\/svg>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"video-embed\"><iframe class=\"videoblock__iframe lazyload\" title=\"video of \"  data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/m6NHMGHyFvg?rel=0&modestbranding=1\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n    <\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column el_class=&#8221;remove-padding&#8221;]\n    <div class=\"large-portal\" data-aos=\"fade-up\">\n        <div class=\"large-portal__image\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cincinnatizoo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hippopotamus-4.jpg\" alt=\"hippopotamus looking happy\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 432px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 432\/519;\">\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"large-portal__content\">\n            <h3 class=\"large-portal__title\"><span><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cincinnatizoo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hippo-icon.svg\" alt=\"icon of a hippo\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\"><\/span>Meet Fiona<\/h3>\n            <p>Fiona is famous for surviving! She was born 6 weeks before she was due and was too small to stand and nurse from her mom, Bibi. 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