Panda Updates – Monday, October 21

Giant pandas are solitary animals, which means they actually prefer to be by themselves. While it might be hard for...

Pandas

October 18, 2019

Panda Updates – Friday, October 18

Giant pandas have a wide variety of vocalizations, and the one that the Panda Care Team hears the most is...

Conservation

October 18, 2019

Trick or (Sustainable Palm Oil) Treat?

If you haven’t noticed, we talk about palm oil a lot during October. That’s because Halloween is known for being...

Pandas

October 16, 2019

Panda Updates – Wednesday, October 16

Just a quick update from PandaLand today! As you all know, we are always on the lookout for ways to...

Keeper Stories

October 15, 2019

Time for training

Hi everyone! My name is Ryan, and I am going to talk a little bit about some of the training...

Pandas

October 14, 2019

Panda Updates – Monday, October 14

A lot of people ask us what it’s like being an animal care professional, and specifically what it’s like caring...

Pandas

October 11, 2019

Panda Updates – Friday, October 11

One thing I’ve gotten a lot more experience with since I started in the Panda Care Team a few months...

Keeper Stories

October 11, 2019

A rewarding opportunity with terrapins

About a month ago, the Herpetology Team participated in our annual diamondback terrapin swap with the Georgia Sea Turtle Center...

Pandas

October 9, 2019

Panda Updates – Wednesday, October 9

I was recently reflecting on this past year since Idgie the red panda was diagnosed with arthritis. Idgie is doing...

Animal Science

October 9, 2019

Contemporary mass extinctions?

In 2008, my close colleagues, herpetologists David Wake and Vance Vredenburg, used the amphibian crisis to support their invocation of...

News & Stories

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