How my job helps me live a better life

Hey everyone, my name is Bret Pilney, and I work in the Primate Department as a Keeper I. I mainly...

Pandas

February 6, 2019

Panda Updates – Wednesday, February 6

You may know that neither giant pandas nor red pandas can chew with their mouths closed, because their jaw muscles...

Conservation

February 6, 2019

Make your Valentine’s Day sustainable

Looking to continue your New Year’s resolutions of reducing your carbon footprint? This month is the perfect place to continue...

Keeper Stories

February 5, 2019

Hidden skills of an animal care professional

Being an animal care professional at Zoo Atlanta is a lot of fun. One acquires many skills while working in...

Pandas

February 4, 2019

Panda Updates – Monday, February 4

At Zoo Atlanta we are lucky to have an amazing group of Veterinary Team members as part of our Animal...

Zoo News

January 31, 2019

Record for Super Bowl LIII Recycling Rally

Record amount recycled as January 19 event contributes to the “greening” of Super Bowl LIII. The Super Bowl LIII Recycling...

Pandas

January 30, 2019

Panda updates – Wednesday, January 30

Wet, icy, wintry weather recently threatened to strike Atlanta for the first time in 2019! Due to anticipation of inclement...

Keeper Stories

January 30, 2019

Amana and Anubis: The saga continues

Another lappet-faced vulture breeding season is underway, and another chapter is being written in the love story that is Amana...

Pandas

January 28, 2019

Panda Updates – Monday, January 28

If you have visited Idgie the red panda in the last year, you will have noticed we made several improvements...

Keeper Stories

January 24, 2019

Why should you care about venom?

Most of the time when you hear the word “venom,” you think of a toxic liquid that is “bad” or...

News & Stories

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