Panda Updates – Monday, July 9

We really aren’t joking when we say Ya Lun and Xi Lun are becoming quite the bamboo-eating machines! Much like...

Pandas

July 6, 2018

Panda Updates – Friday, July 6

Friday, July 6 Where’s Idgie? If you’ve visited the Zoo in the last week or so, you’ve probably noticed that...

Keeper Stories

July 5, 2018

Tiny wonders

Thursday, July 5 Hello, my name is Char, and I am a Keeper II with the Herpetology Department. Let me...

Keeper Stories

July 3, 2018

Keeping cool with summer fun

Tuesday, July 3 Making sure the animals here at Zoo Atlanta stay cool and hydrated is a major part of...

Conservation

July 3, 2018

Saving animals by saying no to straws

Why are we talking about plastic? The creation and use of plastic negatively affects wildlife and their habitats, as well...

Pandas

July 2, 2018

Panda Updates – Monday, July 2

Ya Lun and Xi Lun recently had a new food item added to their daily diets. In addition to the...

Pandas

June 27, 2018

Panda Updates – Wednesday, June 27

Hello from PandaLand! It’s been awhile since I have worked more than a day here and there on giant panda...

Animal Science

June 27, 2018

An ounce of prevention: second chance?

I was quoted recently in an interview as saying, “I never realized I could have so much influence [in conservation]...

Keeper Stories

June 26, 2018

‘Tis the season

From kori bustards on the east side of the Zoo to blue cranes on the west side, eggs/incubation on the...

Pandas

June 25, 2018

Panda Updates – Monday, June 25

The other day for enrichment we decided to give the giant pandas cinnamon. When the pandas receive sensory enrichment such...

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