New Arrivals
Ua
Female common warthog, arrived at Zoo Atlanta on June 24, 2026
In a year of warthog news on Zoo Atlanta’s African Savanna, Zoo Atlanta is pleased to welcome Ua, a 13-month-old female common warthog. Ua (pronounced Oooh-ah) arrived at the Zoo on June 24, 2026, from the Fresno Chaffee Zoo in California. The Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) Species Survival Plan® (SSP) recommended Ua’s move to Zoo Atlanta, where she will be paired with another new arrival, 9-month-old male Anakin, who joined the animal population on April 28, 2026. Stay tuned for updates!
Warthog infoPaprika
Female red panda, arrived at Zoo Atlanta on June 15, 2026
Paprika arrived on June 15 from the Lee Richardson Zoo in Kansas on a move recommended by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) Species Survival Plan® (SSP). She’s still rounding out her routine behind-the-scenes quarantine period before exploring a new home here at the Zoo, so stay tuned for updates on when you can meet her!
Red panda infoAnakin
Male common warthog, arrived at Zoo Atlanta on April 28, 2026
Anakin arrived at Zoo Atlanta on April 28 from the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens. His move to Atlanta was recommended by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) Species Survival Plan® (SSP). He’ll have an opportunity to settle in behind the scenes before exploring his new habitat in the Zoo’s African Savanna, and this summer, will have a chance to meet a new female companion from another AZA-accredited organization. Stay tuned for updates!
Warthog infoNox
Male southern three-banded armadillo, born at Zoo Atlanta on March 20, 2026
Nox, whose name is short for Equinox in honor of the day of his birth, is the first southern three-banded armadillo ever born at Zoo Atlanta. Nox lives with his parents Persephone and Finnegan in the Zoo’s Wieland Wildlife Home; the building is not open to the public, but you may see the armadillos in an outdoor habitat near Wieland Wildlife Home this summer.
Armadillo infoBoon
Female clouded leopard, arrived at Zoo Atlanta on April 14, 2026
Boon arrived at Zoo Atlanta on April 14 from the Nashville Zoo at Grassmere. She’s still settling in as she explores her new habitat at Complex Carnivores, so while there’s not yet a guarantee of seeing her, many guests have been enjoying sightings!
Clouded leopard infoSeng
Male Siamese crocodile, arrived at Zoo Atlanta on March 20, 2026
Seng, who arrived in March from the St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park, is a special new ambassador for one of the world’s most endangered crocodilian species. Look for Seng in the crocodile habitat at Scaly Slimy Spectacular: The Amphibian and Reptile Experience.
Nafis
Male Schmidt’s guenon, arrived at Zoo Atlanta in November 2025
Nafis, who arrived in November from another Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) organization, has joined his new family group in the mixed-species monkey habitat in The Ford African Rain Forest. The AZA Species Survival Plan® (SSP) recommended his move to Zoo Atlanta to join adult female Bam and her offspring, Flynn and Jack.
Guenon infoBARBIE, CARMEN, CRUZ, AND ELLA
LaMancha goats, arrived at Zoo Atlanta in fall 2025
LaMancha goat youngsters Barbie, Carmen, Cruz, and Ella arrived at Zoo Atlanta in fall 2025 and recently began introductions with the other goat and sheep members of our contact yard herd. A new breed for Zoo Atlanta, LaMancha goats are easily distinguished by their characteristically short ears, which give them an “earless” appearance.
Waffles
Hoffmann’s two-toed sloth born October 13, 2025, to Nutella and Cocoa
The third offspring of Nutella and Cocoa, Waffles is behind the scenes with Mom and Dad in the sloths’ indoor winter area. Look for updates on Zoo Atlanta’s social networks until it’s time to see the sloths again in the spring!
Sloth infoOLIVE
Female ostrich, arrived at Zoo Atlanta on October 9, 2025
Olive, who is 11 months old, joined Zoo Atlanta in October 2025 from the Georgia Ostrich Farm. She will be a social companion for Purple, the female ostrich at Zoo Atlanta. Olive is still settling into her new surroundings and introductions to her new neighbors – look for her in the mixed-species habitat in the African Savanna by late November.
Ostrich infoNEIGHOMI
Female plains zebra, arrived at Zoo Atlanta on September 1, 2025
Neighomi joined Zoo Atlanta in September 2025 from Wildlife Safari in Winston, Oregon. The 2-year-old female was recommended by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums’ (AZA) Species Survival Plan® (SSP) as a social partner for Wembe and Imara, the zebras at Zoo Atlanta. Like her fellow new arrival Olive the ostrich, Neighomi is still acclimating to her new home and meeting her new neighbors. We hope to see her with her new herd mates in the African Savanna by late November.
Zebra infoCHILEAN FLAMINGO CHICKS
Hatched in early September 2025
Zoo Atlanta was thrilled to welcome three chicks to one of North America’s most successful flocks of Chilean flamingos in early September. The chicks spent their first couple of months behind the scenes with their parents before being reintroduced to the flock in the first week of November. Chilean flamingos do not develop their characteristic pink color until adulthood, so the chicks are easy to spot – look for the three grey youngsters in a sea of pink!
Flamingo info