Happy World Bongo Day! Our eastern mountain bongos, male, Ricky, and females Leanne and Hayley, were celebrated today with some special enrichment and treats! Eastern mountain bongos and elands are the only species of spiral-horned antelope in which both males and females have horns. As they are a critically endangered subspecies, World Bongo Day not only raises awareness of their precarious status in the wild, but of the importance of protecting them. Their forest home, where they have been iso

We're celebrating the first ever #WorldBongoDay today! With fewer than 100 mountain bongo left in the wild, it's more important than ever to spread the word about this amazing species! Lead hoofstock keeper, Nikole, was the first international volunteer to work with the Bongo Surveillance Project back in 2018. You can help protect bongos by supporting the Project directly ➡️ www.mountainbongo.org/ Learn more about Nikole's trip on our blog ➡️ https://nzoo.me/bongo | Nashville Zoo