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The Cheyenne Mountain Zoo (CMZoo) is making big progress on the construction of the new giraffe enclosure, with crews working ...
The Cheyenne Mountain Zoo (CMZoo) recently welcomed a new baby gorilla, but he isn’t the only adorable tiny primate to make a ...
Who's Who At the Zoo: Meet the animals at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo Since 2008, 75 cents from each admission to the zoo goes to conservation projects. The zoo has raised $4 million with that program.
The Cheyenne Mountain Zoo is mourning the death of one of its "icons," a 48-year-old female gorilla named Roxie, according to a press release from the zoo. She was humanely euthanized on Tuesday ...
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Cheyenne Mountain Zoo has been voted one of the top ten zoos in North America, in the USA TODAY 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards, for the fourth consecutive year.
According to the zoo, Jumbe first came to the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in 2012, Eastern black rhinos are native to Africa and their most distinguishable feature is the prehensile top lip, or their ...
Last year, the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo was voted 3rd in the competition. In addition to being nominated for Best Zoo, the Rocky Mountain Wild exhibit is up for Best exhibit in North America.
Cheyenne Mountain Zoo CEO Bob Chastain has changed the look, and status of the zoo since taking charge. Now he plans to step away and retire about two years from now.
Earlier this year, the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo had to euthanize Malaika, another elephant at the zoo, who had been suffering for years from mobility issues. She was 37, barely middle-aged for an ...
For nearly 90 years, the bells at the Will Rogers Shrine of the Sun have tolled. Built from 1934 to 1937, the feudal-style monument sits on the side of Cheyenne Mountain above the zoo. It’s the final ...
Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in Colorado Springs, Colo. will demolish its Monkey Pavilion in November 2020. Built in 1942, CMZ says its design is now dated in 2020.
April 27, 2021 / 7:41 AM MDT / CBS Colorado COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4) - Cheyenne Mountain Zoo is in the running for "Best Zoo in North America" through USA Today's 10Best Readers' Choice awards.