Naom
Naom, one of our female jaguars, is a smart and sassy 18 ½ year old cat. The average median life expectancy for a jaguar is 18 years, so you may say Naom is a “wise elder” of her species. Sadly for…
Read MoreAmazon In Danger!
The Amazon Rainforest is the most diverse ecosystem on Earth. Its 1.4 billion acres of forest produces 20% of the planet’s oxygen and is home to 10% of all known plant and animal species. Sadly, the…
Read MoreWe're Quite Fawn-d of Siberian Musk Deer
The taiga biome is the largest terrestrial biome in the world. This environment is often swampy and cold since it is located in high latitudes like the Himalayan mountains. Most of us would imagine…
Read MoreA Day in the Life of an Animal Interpreter
Interpreter: a person who translates what someone (or in my case, some animal) is communicating from one language to another.
Every animal has a story to tell, and as an Education Interpreter at…
Read MoreWingin' It Episode 6
Wingin' It with Frances F. Feathers has returned! Frances has been on summer vacation, but she made her grand return to the Akron Zoo - only to discovered that we opened a new area while she was…
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