Bird banding on Hurricane Island

A couple of weeks ago I was afforded the opportunity to attend a bird banding workshop on Hurricane Island off...

Pandas

July 30, 2018

Panda Updates – Monday, July 30

A new milestone the twins reached was a week or so ago. We started getting their p.m. weights! We weigh...

Pandas

July 27, 2018

Panda Updates – Friday, July 27

I just got back from a week-long vacation, so I wanted to see if Xi Lun would remember any of...

Keeper Stories

July 26, 2018

Learning more about the work zoos do

My name is Bri, and I am interning in the Ambassador Animals Department this summer. It has been an incredible...

Animal Science

July 25, 2018

Green blood?!

In our mammal-oriented existence, as mammals ourselves, it’s easy to get lazy and assume that all animals function like some...

Pandas

July 25, 2018

Panda Updates – Wednesday, July 25

As I only work in this area every once in a while, I saw how the skilled giant panda care...

Keeper Stories

July 25, 2018

The amazing adaptations of sloths

Hello! My name is Allie Coronado, and I am a new Seasonal Primate Keeper here at Zoo Atlanta. While sloths...

Zoo News

July 24, 2018

Exciting new commitment to elephant conservation

Partnership with Zambia-based Conservation South Luangwa aligns with a new Conservation Strategic Action Plan. In a substantial new commitment to...

Pandas

July 20, 2018

Panda Updates – Friday, July 20

Bamboo is the giant panda’s primary food, but they don’t just eat any old bamboo. Pandas are very selective about...

Conservation

July 19, 2018

How would you like your plastic cooked?

Grilled? Steamed? Blackened? Deep fried? I prefer deep fried because it adds an extra crunch to the crunch. Just kidding....

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