Reducing our carbon footprint

During a pandemic, it may seem difficult to focus on how to be sustainable. Between masks, gloves and all things...

Keeper Stories

July 7, 2020

What big teeth you have!

Hello everyone, it’s Gorilla Care Team member Allie again, and I hope you are all staying safe and healthy. Today,...

Zoo News

July 7, 2020

Savanna Hall awarded LEED Gold

On the heels of the completion of the most transformative project in Zoo Atlanta history, both the Zambezi Elephant Center...

Pandas

July 6, 2020

Panda updates – Monday, July 6

It’s a special day for the Panda Care Team because Po’s twins are 1 today! If you’re new to the...

Keeper Stories

June 30, 2020

A boom of baby birds

From an itty-bitty spotted dikkop to a big, fluffy hooded vulture, the Bird Team here at Zoo Atlanta has been...

Pandas

June 29, 2020

Panda Updates – Monday, June 29

Giant pandas and red pandas are not closely related, with their most common ancestor living over 40 million years ago....

Pandas

June 26, 2020

Panda Updates – Friday, June 26

In my 14-plus years as a member of the Panda Care Team at Zoo Atlanta, I have never worked a...

Keeper Stories

June 25, 2020

Secrets of lion social structure

We get two very common questions about the lions here at the Zoo: 1: Is it natural to have three...

Animal Science

June 25, 2020

What is natural habitat?

Habitat conversion is, inarguably, the most devastating impact that humans have upon the natural world. Directly witnessing the effects of...

Keeper Stories

June 23, 2020

Foraging enrichment

Hello! It’s Courtney from the Primate Team! I would first like to say how nice it is to see guests...

News & Stories

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