[FEL-L] New Cheetah Exhibit Kicks Off Cincinnati Zoo's

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On June 1, the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden launched its wildest 
summer event yet. As part of Summer Safari, the Cincinnati Zoo opened 
Cheetah Encounter - an amazing new exhibit where Zoo visitors, for the 
first time, will witness cheetahs racing at top speeds. 
Guests will also be amazed at this summer's world-renowned Great 
American Wings of Wonder Bird Show as birds from around the world soar 
just overhead. 
Also NEW this year, Zookeepers will bring you closer to the action 
during daily feedings and encounters with rhinos, polar bears, 
elephants and so many more. 
The NEW Cheetah Encounter features several of the Zoo's fastest 
felines from the internationally-known Cat Ambassador Program 
including the brother coalition, "Bravo" and "Chance," the elder 
statesman, "Moya" and one of the fastest cheetahs in the world, 
"Sarah." 
"Zoo visitors will see the beauty of freedom each cheetah carries," 
said Cathryn Hilker, Founder of the Cincinnati Zoo's Cat Ambassador 
Program. "They run because they are born to run. Their hearts, their 
lungs, their entire body structure tell them, enables them, to Run. 
Young cheetahs play and run to near exhaustion if given the chance. 
Adult cheetahs run because their lives depend on the food they pursue 
with their blinding speed." 
The world-renowned Great American Wings of Wonder Bird Show features 
twenty-four different species of birds, mammals, and reptiles. They 
perform a variety of behaviors from flying, calling, mimicking, 
climbing, and outsmarting their trainers. Some of the show animals 
include an emu, black-footed penguin, hyacinth macaw, American 
alligator, Abyssinian ground hornbill, bald eagle, barn owl, and 
Stellar's sea eagle. There will be two shows at 1 & 3 p.m. Wednesday - 
Sunday from June 1 - September 3. 
Also NEW this year guests will have the opportunity to Meet -A- 
Zookeeper and get closer-to-the-action as the keepers share 
fascinating behind-the-scenes information about the animals. 
Everything from polar bears and Sumatran rhinos to Asian elephants and 
Mexican wolves will be featured several times daily throughout the 
park. 
Do the Zoo! Summer Safari is FREE with general Zoo admission. 
Admission prices are 
$12.95/adults, $7.95/children (2-12), children under two are free and 
parking is additional. The 
Zoo opens daily at 9 a.m. For more information on the Cincinnati Zoo 
and all of this summer's 
exciting events, please call the Zoo at 513-281-4700 or visit us 
online at _www.cincinnatizoo.org_ (http://www.cincinnatizoo.org/)  
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