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...

Keeper Stories

October 9, 2019

Orangutans and your Halloween candy

This is Brittney, and today’s blog post is all about Halloween candy and orangutans! How are they connected, you ask?...

Pandas

October 7, 2019

Panda Updates – Monday, October 7

Fall is finally here, and for the Panda Care Team, that means the giant pandas can spend some time in their...

Learn

October 7, 2019

Zoo Atlanta and Conservation South Luangwa

A key component of any successful conservation program is partnership. Zoo Atlanta is proud to partner with Conservation South Luangwa...

Learn

October 7, 2019

A green classroom

Which glue should you buy for your classroom? One dries clear, one is a liquid, and one is super strong....

Conservation

October 3, 2019

Why should you care about palm oil?

Malayan sun bears. Sumatran orangutans. Bornean orangutans. Sumatran tigers. Western lowland gorillas. Rhinoceros hornbills. Ring-tailed lemurs. Slender-snouted crocodiles. What do...

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