Top Gorilla World Opened in 1978 as a naturalistic, rain forest habitat for the Cincinnati Zoo's popular lowland gorillas. Other animals housed here are crowned guenons and colobus monkeys. Top Big Cat Canyon Opened in 1975. This spacious exhibit shows off the Cincinnati Zoo's white Bengal tigers. Walk over the Canyon bridge to view the tigers unobstructed in a natural setting.
Special graphics explain the genetics of breeding white tigers.
Top Gibbon Islands Completed in 1972, Gibbon Islands occupies the former location of the old Opera Pavilion. These two islands are surrounded by water that flows from Swan Lake. Bamboo exercise bars are the stage for white-cheeked gibbons and siamangs who entertain visitors with their acrobatic antics and loud whooping calls. Top African Veldt Built in 1935 and home to large hoofed mammals of the African veldt. Damara's zebra, Lord Derby's giant eland, bongo, and yellow-backed duiker all reside here.