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...

Zoo News

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...

Zoo News

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....

Zoo News

July 26, 2017

July Hatchlings Around Zoo Atlanta

July 2017 has brought hatchlings at nests throughout Zoo Atlanta for species native to both Africa and the Americas. A...

Zoo News

July 21, 2017

Update on Angolan colobus infant

Zoo Atlanta is saddened to share that the Angolan colobus infant born to Lami on July 15, 2017, was found...

Zoo News

July 20, 2017

Summer Brings Baby Animals at the Zoo

A snow-white monkey, a tiny crane and a batch of baby rattlers are just a few of the Zoo’s newest...

Zoo News

July 14, 2017

Eastern indigo snakes reintroduced to the wild

Zoo Atlanta is part of a partnership to restore an iconic species to its native range. A new chapter in...

Zoo News

June 6, 2017

Ways to Support Wildlife Conservation

Zoo Atlanta takes “Conservation in Action” seriously, with direct involvement in numerous wildlife conservation programs around the world. In fact,...

Zoo News

May 25, 2017

Catching up with Ya Lun and Xi Lun

New foods and new skills are among the latest milestones for the only twin giant pandas in the U.S. The...

Zoo News

May 16, 2017

Quarters for Conservation 2017-2018

Vultures, bush dogs and tigers will benefit from a commitment to direct 25 cents of every admission to saving species....

Zoo News Posts

Connect With Your Wild Side #onlyzooatl