*Trivia, Facts, Maps & More!* *Trivia: Specifically, why is the Cincinnati Zoo's Cat House considered Historic? (Answer will be revealed in the description tomorrow)* *Slight correction! While the Large-spotted Genet did come from Jungle Trails, it was in fact part of the Nocturnal House. However, it was not immediately added to Night Hunters.* *This episode's conservation spotlight goes to the Texas Ocelot. While the South American ocelots aren't in peril, the same can't be said for the United States subspecies. I chose to donate to one of the zoo's partners, the Friends of Laguna Atascosa Wildlife Refuge. On their site, you can read about their 'Ocelot Recovery and Translocation Project'.: **www.texasocelots.com/* *Nocturnal House Map (Missing the vampire bats):* www.zoochat.com/community/media/my-map-of-the-old-nocturnal-house.178135/ *Cat House Map:* www.zoochat.com/community/media/my-map-of-the-old-cat-house.178140/ *Night Hunters Map to see the "Differences":* www.zoochat.com/community/media/my-map-of-night-hunters.178119/ *Photos of the a. Cat House Exhibits and their b. Night Hunters counterparts:* *Outdoor Cages:* *1. Eurasian Lynx:* www.zoochat.com/community/media/cat-house-eurasian-lynx.212926/ *2. Snow Leopard:* www.zoochat.com/community/media/cincinnati-zoo-2003-outdoor-snow-leopard-enclosure-at-the-famous-cat-hous.87650/ *3. Bobcat:* (Later for Canada Lynx): www.zoochat.com/community/media/cincinnati-zoo-bobcat-exhibit.12729/ *4. Bobcat and Entrance:* www.zoochat.com/community/media/cincinnati-zoo-2003-entrance-to-the-famous-cat-house.87671/ *Indoor:* *a. Pallas' Cat:* www.zoochat.com/community/media/cincinnati-zoo-pallas-cat-exhibit.12723/ *b. Pallas' Cat:* www.zoochat.com/community/media/jun-2021-night-hunters-lights-on-pallas-cat-exhibit-1-of-2.530754/ *a. Snow Leopard:* www.zoochat.com/community/media/cat-house-snow-leopard-exhibit.65382/ *b. Pallas' Cat:* www.zoochat.com/community/media/jul-2018-night-hunters-second-pallas-cat-exhibit-former-fossa-snow-leopard-exhibit.408064/ *a. Cougar (Later for Coati):* www.zoochat.com/community/media/small-cat-house.163512/ *b. Aardwolf:* www.zoochat.com/community/media/jun-2021-night-hunters-lights-on-aardwolf-exhibit.530752/ *a. Clouded Leopard:* www.zoochat.com/community/media/clouded-leopard.4327/ *b. Bearcat/Clouded Leopard:* www.zoochat.com/community/media/dec-2017-night-hunters-clouded-leopard-exhibit-lights-on.381953/, www.zoochat.com/community/media/aug-2019-night-hunters-bearcat-exhibit-former-clouded-leopard.456473/ *a. Clouded Leopard & Serval Viewing:* static.wikia.nocookie.net/cincinnatizooandbotanicalgarden/images/c/c2/Download_%284%29.jpeg/revision/latest?cb=20210610181746 *b. Potto/Armadillo/Banded Palm Civet Looking into Bearcats (Original Exhibit):* www.zoochat.com/community/media/dec-2017-night-hunters-screaming-armadillo-clouded-leopard-exhibit-lights-on.381952/ *b. Potto looking into Aardvark (Original Exhibit):* www.zoochat.com/community/media/night-hunters-potto-exhibit.172338/ *a. Steps/Benches:* blog.cincinnatizoo.org/wp-content/uploads/bench-area-500x332.jpg *b. Vampire Bat:* www.zoochat.com/community/media/aug-2019-night-hunters-lights-on-2-3-of-the-vampire-bat-exhibit.456476/ *a. Serval:* www.zoochat.com/community/media/small-cat-house.163507/ *b. Aardvark:* www.zoochat.com/community/media/jun-2021-night-hunters-lights-on-aardvark-greater-bushbaby-indian-flying-fox-exhibit.530684/ *a. Serval Left View:* blog.cincinnatizoo.org/wp-content/uploads/future-site-of-aardvark-den.jpg *b. Aardvark Den:* www.zoochat.com/community/media/sep-2016-night-hunters-aardvark-other-species-den-viewing.336785/ *a. Viewing:* blog.cincinnatizoo.org/wp-content/uploads/ocelot-hallway25.jpg *b. Armadillo:* www.zoochat.com/community/media/aug-2019-night-hunters-lights-on-southern-three-banded-armadillo-exhibit-former-burmese-python.456477/, www.zoochat.com/community/media/jul-2016-night-hunters-burmese-python-exhibit.331446/ *a. Jaguar (Later Texas Ocelot):* www.zoochat.com/community/media/small-cat-house.159688/ *b. Brazilian Ocelot:* www.zoochat.com/community/media/jun-2021-night-hunters-lights-on-southern-brazilian-ocelot-exhibit.530680/ *ab. Black-footed Cat (Unchanged):* www.zoochat.com/community/media/jun-2021-night-hunters-lights-on-black-footed-cat-exhibit.530679/ *a. Persian Leopard (Was home to Sand cat before the merger):* www.zoochat.com/community/media/small-cat-house.163511/ *b. Sand Cat:* www.zoochat.com/community/media/aug-2019-night-hunters-lights-on-arabian-sand-cat-exhibit.456480/ *a. Rotunda:* www.zoochat.com/community/media/small-cat-house.163508/, www.zoochat.com/community/media/cat-house-interior.65374/, www.zoochat.com/community/media/cat-house-exhibits.65375/ *b. Rotunda:* www.zoochat.com/community/media/aug-2019-night-hunters-rotunda.456482/ *a. Caracal (Unchanged exhibit):* www.zoochat.com/community/media/night-hunters-caracal-exhibit.204324/, www.zoochat.com/community/media/small-cat-house.159693/ *b. Ringtail #1:* www.zoochat.com/community/media/may-2021-night-hunters-ringtail-exhibit-1-of-2.529278/ *a. Geoffrroy's Cat/Margay (Now one exhibit):* www.zoochat.com/community/media/cincinnati-zoo-small-cat-house.12710/ *b. Clouded Leopard (Renovated for Bearcat):* www.zoochat.com/community/media/may-2021-night-hunters-clouded-leopard-exhibit.529276/ *a. Fossa:* www.zoochat.com/community/media/cat-house-exhibits.65375/ *b. Genet:* www.zoochat.com/community/media/may-2021-night-hunters-lights-on-large-spotted-genet-exhibit.528828/ *a. Black-footed Cat / Bat-eared Fox:* www.zoochat.com/community/media/small-cat-house.159692/ *b. Fennec:* www.zoochat.com/community/media/may-2021-night-hunters-lights-on-fennec-fox-exhibit.528827/ *a. Pampas Cat (Later for Meerkats):* www.zoochat.com/community/media/cincinnati-zoo-small-cat-house.12717/ *b. Genet (Renovation opened with Fennec foxes):* www.zoochat.com/community/media/may-2021-night-hunters-lights-on-large-spotted-genet-exhibit.528826/ *a. Fishing Cat:* www.zoochat.com/community/media/small-cat-house.159691/, www.zoochat.com/community/media/small-cat-house.163508/ *b. Ocelot (Renovation opened with Fishing Cat):* www.zoochat.com/community/media/may-2021-night-hunters-lights-on-southern-brazilian-ocelot-exhibit-former-fishing-cat.528825/ *ab. Bobcat (Exhibit unchanged but now home to a Ringtail):* www.zoochat.com/community/media/jun-2012-bobcat-exhibit.189939/, www.zoochat.com/community/media/may-2021-night-hunters-lights-on-ringtail-exhibit-former-bobcat.528822/ *Former Exit, it was moved because people came out of the building having no clue where they were:* www.zoochat.com/community/media/aug-2012-former-cat-house-exit.196155/

It’s so interesting to see how these previously covered exhibits have changed in just a few years, really hope I can visit this exhibit before all the hard to find animals there are gone

I'm glad you gave us a tour of this exhibit. Did not get to see it on my last visit as it was still closed, Great job!

Man, it’s so cool to see Small Wild Cats and Binturongs in zoos

I love the concept of a nocturnal house. I live in San Diego & shockingly, we don’t have a night exhibit at our “world-famous” zoo. Or at the second zoo, the Safari Park. The summer hours til 10 pm is kind of it. There’s a row of mini reptile/amphib. “houses” by the Galápagos tortoises, if that even counts. More like one-room studios. But they’re cool. Lol, & they used to have this creepy, dark kiwi building. As if kiwis spend their entire lives in the dark...I know they’re weird nocturnal birds but this was strange. Doubt it’s still there. There were NO lights at all, the kiwis never appeared and it was weird and dangerous. Haha. Most nocturnal exhibits seem to feature some lighting, but dimmed. And some of the animals have different lighting needs…This was legit pitch black with some reptile black lighting or something for the birds. Not sure they ever got a day cycle. You had to feel against the wall to get out!!

I went to the zoo today, and I saw in the Night Hunters that the Pallas's cats now have three enclosures for them and one of them is where the clouded leopard was (even though Pallas's cats prefer the mountains to the rainforests). I hope they add another clouded leopard someday. Also, I hope they add another caracal in where one of the ringtails live. I also saw they got another fishing cat in the same exhibit these cats lived in since the Cat House's opening.

I love the night house. Also I went yesterday and they have started work at the bear hill!

Zach, my son loves your videos. He is 5 and we live in Brazil.

If you ever get the chance to come back down, the Memphis Zoo has a great nocturnal exhibit called Creatures of the Night, containing the only bear cuscus on exhibit in the U.S. and he is loads of fun.

Amazing collection of small carnivores - would love to see a ring-tailed cat...although I caught a fleeting glimpse at Burger's zoo in the Netherlands once

Incredible video! My personal favorite nocturnal house of the ones I have visited(not many) was Nocturama, at Papiliorama in Switzerland.

Now I'm dead set to visit this zoo some day! So many rare and beautiful animals!!

No enough zoos have a nocturnal house.

For any fellow europeans, a bear cat is the american way of saying binturong

Out of curiosity, are there any other AZA Zoos that you’ve seen Genets at? They’re so cool!!

Fennec fox is my fav animal

Zoo Tours will you guys be going to one of the most amazing zoos in the world, the Australia Zoo in Beerwah?

To date, in 2010 I visited Cincinnati zoo for the first time. The cat house is still in my top five exhibits for the sheer diversity of small carnivores that may never be seen again in America. While the big cats had no place inside I see no reason why it couldn’t remain as a small cat house. The night hunters is a great nocturnal house but pales in comparison to the cat house.

So excited to hopefully go here for the first time this week!

Zak, did you watch the video of the new elephant area groundbreaking area? In the video there is a ton of new concept art. IT'S AMAZING!

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Awesome redo of this exhibit. I really find this exhibit very interesting and very cool. Keep up the good work.

Great video! I'm from England but am a zoo fantatic and would love to visit the US to check out some of your zoos! Shall have to live through your videos for the time being 🥰 Thanks for the awesome content!

Omggggg YES

It would be awesome if you were to do the Calgary zoo or Toronto zoo!!!

Awesome episode! Keep up the great work!

While I'm stoked to see you are doing update videos on some exhibits out there I have to say I'm a little disappointed that the original upload of the video seems to be no longer available. I wanted to go back and check that one out again after watching this one to see all the faces that had changed since then.

While I enjoy the new exhibits and work in the Cincinnati Zoo, part of me also really misses a lot of the old ones that were removed and shuffled for it. I think only Wings was one that I didn't have that with...and my first real experience with it was when they removed the old Aquarium for Manatee Springs.

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Swell! Try visiting the Woodland Park Zoo soon cause' they recently welcomed Taj & the Indian Rhinoceros & his mate to the former elephant enclosure a few years ago. Thundering Pachyrhinosaurus!🦏🦏 Also, don't you mean Zoo Tours Episode 99!

Lol Good video

Cool

I really want to see the bearcat.

At 9:47 you said it might be the last time we might see them inside is that at the cincatti because Cleveland has them inside and you said you were redoing that tour

it has.. But I Live HOURS AWAY In NY :/

How do you get photos and videos in dark areas?, as I live near London Zoo in the UK and they have a nocturnal area with Beaver Rats (the only individual in the UK) and I would love to get a photo of it

Dove si possono trovare gli happy hippo?

6:40 im pretty sure the majority of people here know them cause of minecraft.

These poor critters look like they're in very tiny exhibit spaces. The enclosures look very 1940's in size.

3.53: binturong

My sister can say she's interacted with a clouded leopard, although she didn't actually notice. We were at Zoo Atlanta in 2016, and the leopard pounced at her twice while she had her back to the glass, haha. That was really cool to see, definitely one of my favorite zoo memories.

1:00 did you do something with the lighting to make it brighter or does the zoo do that itself?

can you redo cat canyon next

I wonder why they had the exhibit lights on? Were they feeding the animals at that time you filmed? Or was this early in the morning?

This is so cool 27th view and 15th like

Speaking about raccoon at the end of the video the Cleveland museum of natural history has a albino raccoon

What happened to Josie the caracal and the Everglades rat snake

*where did they get the blood from?*

Bear cat more well know as where i come from their actual name Binturong

When is the next Zoo Review?

5th comment and 15th view.

I know these ard wolfs from wild crats

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Persian safe sand cat not safe

Im first yooooooo