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March 29, 2018

Zoo Atlanta welcomes Sparky the tiger

Zoo Atlanta welcomes a new ambassador for one of Earth’s rarest big cat species: Sparky, a 13-year-old male Sumatran tiger,...
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February 15, 2018

Introducing African slender-snouted crocodiles

Critically endangered species is new to Scaly Slimy Spectacular: The Amphibian and Reptile Experience. Zoo Atlanta welcomes two exciting new...
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January 25, 2018

Celebrating success and growth in 2017

Highlights included milestones in conservation efforts, a new Zoo experience and the breaking of ground on a Grand New View....
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December 20, 2017

Grand New View project underway

A historic transformation is underway at Zoo Atlanta! Construction has begun on Grand New View, opening in 2019. Through this...
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December 18, 2017

Update on Emerson the Sumatran tiger

Necropsy results for Emerson, the 10-year-old male Sumatran tiger who died at Zoo Atlanta on November 8, 2017, have shown...
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November 9, 2017

Emerson, critically endangered tiger, has died

Emerson, a 10-year-old male Sumatran tiger and a member of one of the rarest big cat species in the world,...
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October 27, 2017

Remembering Shamba

The Zoo Atlanta family is saddened to announce the passing of Shamba, a 58-year-old female western lowland gorilla. Shamba, the...
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September 20, 2017

Celebrate the first-ever World Gorilla Day

Zoo Atlanta joins the global conservation community in celebrating the first-ever World Gorilla Day on Sunday, September 24, 2017. World...
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August 29, 2017

Ya Lun and Xi Lun are turning 1!

Ya Lun’s and Xi Lun’s big day will be the highlight of a black-and-white holiday weekend. Ya Lun and Xi...
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August 7, 2017

Zoo family mourns passing of Chantek

The Zoo Atlanta family is saddened to announce the passing of Chantek, a 39-year-old male orangutan, on August 7, 2017....
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