Giraffe Posts
October 15, 2021
Zoo Atlanta mourns loss of Abu
The Zoo Atlanta community is saddened to share that Abu the giraffe has died. At 16, Abu was the oldest...
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August 2, 2021
Follow-up procedure planned for Abu
The Animal Care and Veterinary Teams at Zoo Atlanta will soon undertake a follow-up veterinary procedure for Abu the giraffe....
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May 19, 2021
A successful procedure for Abu
The Animal Care and Veterinary Teams at Zoo Atlanta are pleased to share that a significant veterinary procedure for 15-year-old...
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May 17, 2021
Significant veterinary procedure for giraffe Abu
The Animal Care and Veterinary Teams at Zoo Atlanta will soon undertake a significant veterinary procedure for the well-being of...
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April 22, 2021
Studying the substrates our giraffes prefer
Throughout my career as an animal care professional, there have been several opportunities to get super nerdy and use research...
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July 14, 2020
Browsing with the giraffes
Hey guys! Nadia here from the Hoofstock Team. While you’re browsing through Zoo Atlanta’s social media, I’m going to tell...
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May 21, 2020
Caring for Abu
As many of you know, Abu, our oldest giraffe, recently underwent an important medical procedure that required his hooves to...
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May 8, 2020
Update on Abu the Giraffe
The Animal Care and Veterinary Teams at Zoo Atlanta are pleased to share that a significant veterinary procedure for Abu,...
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April 1, 2020
Pun with Animals
Join Ambassador Animals Keepers Deidre and Emily for a lighter look at the world of wildlife during an extraordinary time...
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March 23, 2020
Giraffe Feeding
Returns March 24! Join the Zoo Atlanta Team and hand-feed the tallest living land mammals!
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February 7, 2020
Why Zoos Matter
Biodiversity is important. Healthy diversity of species (plants, animals, etc.) is key to our way of life, as it provides...
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October 24, 2019
How do you tell the animals apart?
One of the most common questions we get about the animals is how to tell them apart. Many guests feel...
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August 27, 2019
Animal explorations on the new African Savanna
The opening of a new habitat is exciting, but it is also a lot of hard work. As the care...
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June 11, 2019
What’s in an intro?
Much planning goes into opening a new habitat for any animal, but it gets a bit more challenging when you...
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May 29, 2019
The Animals of the New African Savanna
Imagine the African savanna. Wide, open and flat expanses with tall yellow grasses. Sparse trees and shrubs dotting the landscape....
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February 22, 2019
Behind the scenes with the savanna animals
We’re excitedly awaiting the opening of the new African Savanna this summer. In the meantime, we continue to take full...
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June 19, 2018
A new accomplishment for Abu
As work on our new savanna habitat continues, we’ve taken advantage of the fact that the savanna animals are always...
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May 15, 2018
Zoo saddened to announce death of Zuberi
Zoo Atlanta is deeply saddened to announce that Zuberi, an 8-year-old adult male reticulated giraffe, died unexpectedly during the afternoon...
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February 27, 2018
Creating a successful mixed-species habitat
If you’ve been following along with Zoo news recently, then you’ve heard all about our Grand New View project and...
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August 1, 2017
Getting the swing of things
Hello! I am one of the new Mammal Swing Keepers here at Zoo Atlanta. I have had a lot of...
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January 19, 2017
Keeper Stories – Thursday, January 19
It’s about time again for a giraffe training update! I believe when we last checked in, all but our oldest,...
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March 1, 2016
Tuesday, March 1
Thanks to a generous donation from Katherine and John Gallagher, the Hoofstock Department recently received a tamer for our giraffe...
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