What’s it like when the Zoo’s closed?

With all the uncertainty going on in the world right now, one thing that is certain is that COVID-19 is...

Conservation

March 20, 2020

Wisely Using Water

If all the grocery store madness we’ve seen lately is any indication – water is a very valuable resource! We...

Zoo News

March 19, 2020

Zoo Atlanta Mourns the Loss of Dumadi the Orangutan

The Zoo Atlanta community is shocked and saddened to share that Dumadi, a 13-year-old male Sumatran orangutan, was found deceased...

Keeper Stories

March 19, 2020

Hi from the herd!

Hey everyone! My name is Wendy, and I am a member of the care team in the petting zoo. I’m...

Pandas

March 18, 2020

Panda Updates – Wednesday, March 18

All Animal Care Teams are here at Zoo Atlanta caring for all of the animals even though the Zoo is...

Keeper Stories

March 17, 2020

Dancing with cranes

Birds are incredible for the diverse ways that they court and display to each other. One of the most entertaining...

Keeper Stories

March 12, 2020

Baloo settles in

If you’ve been keeping up with our Keeper Stories lately, you’ll know we have been working on preparing a habitat in...

Pandas

March 11, 2020

Panda Updates – Wednesday, March 11

Did you know that both red pandas and giant pandas have pseudothumbs? Although they belong to different families (giant pandas...

Keeper Stories

March 10, 2020

New golden lion tamarin faces

I would like to introduce you to a couple of new golden lion tamarin faces here at Zoo Atlanta! Blixx...

Pandas

March 9, 2020

Panda Updates – Monday, March 9

The Panda Care Team sometimes gets asked how to tell Ya Lun and Xi Lun apart from each other. They...

News & Stories

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