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Keeper Stories
March 22, 2019

A transformation years in the making

Well, it’s 2019. This year, Zoo Atlanta will embark on an enormous adventure, the opening of the all-new African Savanna....
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Zoo News
March 22, 2019

Ticket Sales Open March 25 for Brew at the Zoo

Favorite Memorial Day weekend tradition is back on May 25. Atlanta’s favorite Memorial Day weekend festival returns for a 12th...
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Conservation
March 22, 2019

Don’t Waste Water – We All Need It

Water is something we often take for granted. For most of us in the United States, we are almost always...
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Keeper Stories
March 7, 2019

First steps in training

Hello! My name is Megan, and I am one of the newest keepers on the Ambassador Animals Team. Today, I...
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Research
February 26, 2019

2018 was a banner year for research

Zoo Atlanta had yet another banner year in producing major research publications in 2018! Zoo Atlanta and colleagues have now...
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Zoo News
January 17, 2019

Super Bowl LIII Recycling Rally

Zoo Atlanta has teamed up with the National Football League, Verizon and the Atlanta Super Bowl Host Committee to host...
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Keeper Stories
November 30, 2018

Training with Sven and Olaf

Hi everyone, I am baa-aa-ack again welcoming some new animals to our area! If you saw my recent #TakeoverTuesday, I...
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Conservation
November 21, 2018

Have you heard about coltan?

Are you asking Santa for a new cell phone this year? It is time for an upgrade after all. You...
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Zoo News
August 23, 2018

Hatchling diamondback terrapins arrive

Annual “terrapin swap” is part of an effort to protect a Georgia native species. The 25 hatchling diamondback terrapins now...
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Research
July 25, 2018

Green blood?!

In our mammal-oriented existence, as mammals ourselves, it’s easy to get lazy and assume that all animals function like some...
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Keeper Stories
July 3, 2018

Keeping cool with summer fun

Tuesday, July 3 Making sure the animals here at Zoo Atlanta stay cool and hydrated is a major part of...
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Keeper Stories
June 26, 2018

‘Tis the season

From kori bustards on the east side of the Zoo to blue cranes on the west side, eggs/incubation on the...
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Pandas
March 22, 2019

Panda Updates – Friday, March 22

If you have visited the panda habitats this week, you may have heard some interesting auditory enrichment. The giant panda...
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Keeper Stories
March 20, 2019

Update from the field: Drill Ranch

Hi, I’m Jenny, and I’m on the Primate Team here at the Zoo. I’m also the Quarters for Conservation Champion...
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Zoo News
March 19, 2019

It’s a girl: willow!

The infant Hoffmann’s two-toed sloth born to Bonnie on November 4, 2018, is a female and has been named Willow!...
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Pandas
March 18, 2019

Panda Updates – Monday, March 18

The sunshine was enjoyed by all of the giant pandas and panda care team this past weekend. It was nice...
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Keeper Stories
March 14, 2019

Training with the savanna animals

Hi everyone! Nadia here. I’m writing to you from the Mammal Team! For this blog I’m going to tell you a little bit...
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Zoo News
March 14, 2019

Lulu the western lowland gorilla is expecting

Summer delivery will mark the 24th gorilla birth in the Zoo’s Ford African Rain Forest. Lulu, a 19-year-old western lowland...
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Keeper Stories
March 13, 2019

Update from the field: Rainforest Trust

Rainforest Trust is one of the three programs supported in the 2018-2019 program year of Zoo Atlanta’s Quarters for Conservation...
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