CMZoo
Colorado Springs and America's only mountainside zoo and family fun attraction for animals, wildlife, and vacations
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Cheyenne Mountain Zoo’s Electric Safari Nominated for Best Zoo Lights in North America in USA TODAY’s 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards
28 NIGHTS OF ELECTRIC SAFARI START ON FRI., DEC. 4 – AND TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE NOW! – Cheyenne Mountain Zoo is preparing the mountainside with millions of lights for the 36th year of Electric Safari. Twenty-eight nights of mountainside lights starts on Fri., Dec. 4, and tickets…
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Staff Diary: 45 Years Since Their Rediscovery, Black-Footed Ferrets Continue to Inspire Conservation Action
Written by Jeff Baughman, CMZoo Conservation Manager for Black-Footed Ferrets and Wyoming Toads and SAFE Black-Footed Ferret Program Leader for the Association of Zoos sand Aquariums The anticipation while driving up to the conservation building at Cheyenne Mountain Zoo on a…
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Growing Up Prickly: Check In With Brioche and Bramble
Guests visiting African Rift Valley may have recently spotted two little balls of quills following Waffles and Thistle around! African cape porcupettes, Brioche and Bramble, were born on Aug. 16, 2026. Waffles and Thistle have a breeding recommendation through the Cape Porcupine…
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Tiny Hooves, Big Training Behavior!
Khari, Thorn, and Kinda may be the littlest giraffe in the herd, but they’re already learning some big skills! One skill that will benefit them throughout their lives? Participating in their own hoof care! Get a peek into what hoof care training looks like as these three learn…
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A Mountain of Memories | Episode 2: Conservation
Enjoy episode 2 of our centennial docuseries, A Mountain of Memories, celebrating Cheyenne Mountain Zoo’s past, present, and future, highlighting community, conservation, construction, and animal care. In this episode, we showcase some of our conservation projects, explore their…
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Join CMZoo for the Last Weekend of Boo at the Zoo
Boo at the Zoo has just two nights left! Join Cheyenne Mountain Zoo on Fri., Oct. 30, and Sat., Oct. 31, for the final days of Halloween fun. Fri., Oct. 30 is sold out for tickets with on-site parking, but rideshare tickets are still available. There are plenty of tickets left…
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Cheyenne Mountain Zoo Says Goodbye to a Commanding and Gentle Presence, Kimba, African Elephant
Cheyenne Mountain Zoo is reflecting on the legendary life of a four-decade resident – Kimba, a 48-year-old African elephant. In the past, Kimba had occasionally dealt with lethargy and decreased appetite at times, and with support, she bounced back and lived well. She recently…
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Cheyenne Mountain Zoo Says Loving Goodbye to Amani
AMANI WAS THE OLDEST GIRAFFE IN THE CMZOO HERD, AND THE NINTH OLDESST GIRAFFE IN THE AZA – Cheyenne Mountain Zoo said a loving goodbye to Amani (pronounced a-mah-nee), a 26-year-old female reticulated giraffe, on Wed., Oct. 7. After a quick decline in her health due to…
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Staff Diaries: Working with the Herd Through Historical Home Upgrades
Written by Kacie Meffley, Giraffe Manager Over the last two years, African Rift Valley has been immersed in construction and change. The giraffe herd encountered new doors to shift through, construction sounds, a brand-new drawbridge to walk through into new yards, and regularly…
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Who’s Who? Get to Know CMZoo’s Giraffe Herd
While all giraffe have beautiful, one-of-a-kind spot patterns, behaviors, and sizes, it can still be tricky to tell them apart! Get to know the CMZoo giraffe tower, from their unique physical features to their individual behaviors. Then, see if you can spot each one in the…
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Lettuce for Giraffe? It’s Growing Steps Away!
Cheyenne Mountain Zoo’s shipping container farms have moved to their new home — just steps away from the new International Center for the Care and Conservation of Giraffe, which is now open! Inside these climate-controlled hydroponic farms, our horticulture team grows fresh…