A keeper’s journey to the Zoo

One question animal department folks often get asked is, how did we get here? For some, there is a relatively...

Zoo News

December 20, 2018

Winter’s a time to shine for cold-weather animals

The 20-foot tree in Flamingo Plaza and festive décor around Zoo Atlanta are signs that the holiday break is here,...

Pandas

December 19, 2018

Panda Updates – Wednesday, December 19

Due to the rainy weather recently, we weren’t able to use our outdoor habitats. When this happens we have one...

Conservation

December 19, 2018

New Year’s Conservalutions

It’s about to be 2019, so you know what that means – New Year’s Resolutions! You’re probably resolving to hit...

Keeper Stories

December 18, 2018

One of the year’s biggest birding events

Winter is here, and as the temperatures and leaves continue to drop, many animals begin settling down for the cold...

Pandas

December 17, 2018

Panda Updates – Monday, December 17

As Heather mentioned previously, the twins are little bamboo-eating machines! Some of my favorite aspects of my job are the...

Pandas

December 14, 2018

Panda Updates – Friday, December 14

In a previous post, we mentioned Xi Lun’s distaste for sugarcane. We joke in the giant panda building that sugarcane...

Animal Science

December 14, 2018

Diving into myths for facts

We scientists don’t have much patience for myths, science fiction or pseudo-science. Postcards of jackalopes irritate our rational sensibilities. But...

Keeper Stories

December 14, 2018

How do you give an elephant a pedicure?

As the days turn colder and some of the animals at the Zoo spend more and more time indoors, the...

Zoo News

December 14, 2018

Construction progress on Grand New View

See the building of the all-new African Savanna and the revitalization of Savanna Hall taking shape. Newly-released drone footage shows...

News & Stories

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