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It’s May, and at the Cincinnati Zoo, that means Zoo Babies!
All month long, the zoo will be celebrating their youngest residents, including new bundles of joy like their bat-eared fox kits, penguin chicks and, of course, Fritz the hippo.
“The most talked about baby this year is Fiona’s little brother Fritz,” said Cincinnati Zoo director Thane Maynard. “He’s most definitely one of the cutest, but there are some rare little ones that are well worth checking out. Swing by the Reptile House to see Aruba Island rattlesnakes, a crocodile skink, and Pascagoula map turtles.”
Other babies include two giraffes, a bonobo, a cheetah, three manatees, a rhino, a gila monster, a three-banded armadillo, an orchid mantis and a thorny devil walking stick. Expectant mothers Lightning the sloth, Stevie the bongo and Kuvua the okapi are also being highlighted this May. Maynard says there are big signs to help you find the expectant moms and babies.
The zoo is also celebrating human moms this month. On Mother’s Day, May 14, moms can get into the Cincinnati Zoo for free.
Keep scrolling to see all the adorable babies at the Cincinnati Zoo.
Baby hippo Fritz Photo: Michelle Peters via The Cincinnati ZooAfrican penguin chick Photo: Lisa Hubbard via The Cincinnati ZooBat-eared fox kits Photo: Provided by the Cincinnati ZooWhite-cheeked gibbon baby Photo: Provided by the Cincinnati ZooRozi the cheetah Photo: @DJJAM Photo via The Cincinnati ZooBonobo baby Amali Photo: Michelle Peters via The Cincinnati ZooArmadillo lizard Photo: Lisa Hubbard via The Cincinnati ZooRhino baby Ajani Joe Photo: @DJJAM Photo via The Cincinnati ZooAfrican penguin chick Photo: @DJJAM Photo via The Cincinnati ZooBonobo baby Amali Photo: Michelle Peters via The Cincinnati ZooLightning the sloth is pregnant and is expecting her baby sometime this summer. Photo: Provided by the Cincinnati ZooCrocodile skink Photo: Lisa Hubbard via The Cincinnati ZooFenn the baby giraffe Photo: Provided by the Cincinnati ZooThree-banded armadillo Photo: Provided by the Cincinnati ZooBat-eared fox kit Photo: Provided by the Cincinnati ZooManatees Photo: Lisa Hubbard via The Cincinnati ZooStevie the bongo is expecting. Photo: @DJJAM Photo via The Cincinnati ZooFiona and baby hippo Fritz Photo: Provided by the Cincinnati ZooBaby hippo Fritz and mom Bibi Photo: Mark Dumont via The Cincinnati ZooGila monster Photo: Provided by the Cincinnati ZooKuvua the okapi is expecting. Photo: @DJJAM Photo via The Cincinnati ZooBaby giraffe Photo: Michelle Peters via The Cincinnati ZooRed-crowned crane chick Photo: Mark Dumont via The Cincinnati ZooPascagoula map turtle Photo: Mark Dumont via The Cincinnati ZooAruba Island rattlesnake Photo: Provided by the Cincinnati ZooOrchid mantis Photo: Mark Dumont via The Cincinnati ZooOrchid mantis Photo: Michelle Peters via The Cincinnati ZooAfrican penguin chick Photo: Kathy Newton via The Cincinnati ZooPenguin chick Waffle Photo: Kathy Newton via The Cincinnati ZooPenguin chicks Photo: Mark Dumont via The Cincinnati ZooPenguin chick Photo: @DJJAM Photo via The Cincinnati ZooRozi the cheetah and Daisy the dog Photo: Provided by the Cincinnati ZooRozi the cheetah Photo: Lisa Hubbard via The Cincinnati ZooRozi the cheetah Photo: @DJJAM Photo via The Cincinnati Zoo
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