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Keeper Stories
July 25, 2017

A fantastic National Zookeepers Week

Happy belated National Zookeepers Week (NZKW)! July 16-22 was a week spent celebrating zookeepers nationwide. To show their appreciation for...
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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...
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Research
July 5, 2017

A Good Egg, Indeed

A wonderfully diverse and cross-disciplinary team published a paper this month in the mega-prestigious journal Science that really struck a...
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Conservation
June 14, 2017

Meatless Mondays

Did you know that producing 2.2 pounds of beef takes enough energy to light a 100-watt bulb for 20 days?...
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Keeper Stories
March 29, 2017

Keeper Stories – Tuesday, March 28

Move over, Marvin the muntjac, there are some new kids in the Hoofstock Barn! They go by the names of...
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Zoo News
March 27, 2017

Giant Panda Twins Play Outside

Ya Lun and Xi Lun the giant panda twins play outside; The only giant panda twins in the U.S. get their...
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Keeper Stories
March 23, 2017

Keeper Stories – Thursday, March 23

Snakes! When I bring a snake out during an animal presentation, I usually encounter at least one person who’s a...
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Zoo News
March 23, 2017

Saying farewell to Andazi the rhino

Zoo Atlanta prepares to say farewell to Andazi the rhino; The mother of the first rhino calf ever born at the...
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Keeper Stories
March 21, 2017

Keeper Stories – Tuesday, March 21

As we approach Spring Break week here at the Zoo, you may notice a few changes around in some of...
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Zoo News
March 21, 2017

Now Open! Treetop Trail

Now Open: Treetop Trail presented by Kaiser Permanente; The Zoo Atlanta experience climbs to new heights with the grand opening...
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Pandas
July 24, 2017

Panda Update – Monday, July 24

In less than two months, the cubs will be turning a year old! This means the twins will soon be...
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Pandas
July 21, 2017

Panda Update – Friday, July 21

“What’s it like working with the pandas?” We get that question a lot as we walk around the Zoo, or...
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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...
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Pandas
July 19, 2017

Panda Updates – Wednesday, July 19

As you’ve probably seen on our social media this week, it’s National Zookeepers Week! Zookeepers work long and hard hours...
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Zoo News
July 18, 2017

It’s National Zookeepers Week!

One of today’s most specialized and competitive professions is highlighted through July 22. It’s National Zookeepers Week, and Zoo Atlanta...
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Keeper Stories
July 18, 2017

Gorilla Enrichment

Here are the Zoo, everything we keepers do is for the animals. We try to make decisions based on their...
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Pandas
July 17, 2017

Panda Updates – Monday, July 17

Now that the girls are consuming more leafeater biscuits and consuming more milk (Mom’s and supplemental), there is quite a...
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Pandas
July 14, 2017

Panda Updates – Friday, July 14

Today was an extra-fun enrichment day here in PandaLand! As the twins get older, they are showing more interest in...
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