Panda Updates -Monday, June 1

Giant pandas have super thick fur, so they are not very heat tolerant and don’t usually want to be outside...

Pandas

May 29, 2020

Panda Updates – Friday, May 29

Bamboo shoot season is definitely the pandas’ and the Panda Care Team’s favorite time of year! We’ve been offering the...

Keeper Stories

May 28, 2020

A little extra appreciation

Hello there! This is Jenny from the Ambassador Animals Department. I have to say, there can never be enough gratitude...

Keeper Stories

May 26, 2020

Why can’t we be friends?

We as humans are a social species. Our need for close connections with other humans is something that most, if...

Pandas

May 22, 2020

Panda Updates – Friday, May 22

Giant pandas have very few natural predators. As adults, they are very strong, and with a jaw pressure high enough...

Keeper Stories

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...

Zoo News

May 20, 2020

Zoo Atlanta welcomes southern white rhino

Zoo Atlanta received a 4,300-pound special delivery on May 20, 2020, with the arrival of the first southern white rhinoceros...

Keeper Stories

May 19, 2020

Ten facts to celebrate Chewie

One of the best parts of working with animals is watching the infants grow up into their own independent animals....

Pandas

May 18, 2020

PANDA UPDATES – Monday, May 18

Things have been fairly normal for the giant pandas since our last update. The pandas didn’t seem to notice the...

Zoo News

May 14, 2020

ZOO ATLANTA TO REOPEN MAY 16, 2020

Zoo Atlanta will reopen to the public on Saturday, May 16. As part of its commitment to the continued well-being...

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