The cheetahs and their keepers are my favorite part of the show, so I couldn’t pass up this tour. Cheetahs have always been my favorite animal. My first Behind the Scenes tour was Chatting with Cheetahs. Columbus Zoo did a wonderful job re-working many of their experiences and adding new tours designed for smaller groups. The big highlights of my visit were the two “Behind the Scenes” tours that I purchased.
My Chatting with Cheetahs Behind the Scenes experience was just amazing! Mary’s tip: I did bring my own wipes and wiped some things down just for my own peace of mind. The car seemed very clean with a long checklist in the car of every spot that had been sanitized before my use.
I used Enterprise and again was able to check-in and pick up my car contactless. On my first day, I rented a car to drive about an hour out of Columbus to visit Columbus Zoo’s conservation park called The Wilds. Elevator capacity was limited to a single party, so I always had it to myself. Housekeeping services were on request only to avoid contamination. Masks were required in all public areas and the hotel room door was sealed to assure me no one had been in my room since housekeeping sanitized it. As a Marriott Bonvoy member, I was able to use online check-in and their mobile room key to make check-in contactless. I also felt very comfortable and safe at the AC Marriott Dublin-Columbus during my stay. All were marked for social distancing and employees wore masks. Mary’s tip: I did peek at the check-in lines in the airport. I took a carry-on and utilized the Delta app to ensure a contactless check-in process. They require masks to be worn during the entire flight process and provide snacks and water in individual pre-packaged bags instead of traditional snack service. Delta hands out wipes and hand sanitizer at boarding. Social distancing was very easy in the airports with the decreased number of travelers, and the airports have implemented plenty of safety measures such as floor markings, blocked seats in the gate areas, required masks, six-foot spacing in TSA lines, etc. I was very pleased with my experience with Delta Airlines and the Richmond, Detroit, and Columbus airports. A short flight, a hotel room to myself, and an outdoor attraction were within my comfort zone! I’m not someone who can sit still for very long, so as 2020 progressed and my planned trips kept getting canceled, I decided now was the perfect time to hop over to Ohio to visit the Columbus Zoo. The eggs were fertilized with male cheetahs that same day.Jack Hanna is a fixture at the Columbus Zoo… literally! Traveling Safely During a Pandemic Eggs were taken from Isabelle and Kibibi, neither of which had reproduced before. The IVF birth at the Columbus Zoo marks the potential to help ensure the survival of the cheetah species and may provide further information to assist conservation in other big cat species, the zoo said.Ĭolumbus Zoo began the process in November when the female cheetah cubs with given hormone injections. IVF is popular with humans and other species, but this successful birth via IVF is the first-ever in a cheetah birth.Ĭheetahs have a population classification of “vulnerable.” Due to threats such as habitat loss, unregulated tourism and conflict with livestock and game farmers, the population is decreasing and cheetahs only inhabit 10% of their historic native range in Africa, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
During in vitro fertilization, or IVF, sperm and eggs are fertilized in a laboratory and incubated to create embryos, which are then implanted into a female’s womb in hopes they develop into fetuses.
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