December 20, 2017

Panda Updates – Wednesday, December 20

The animals here celebrated the holidays this past weekend with some extra-special enrichment. The adult giant pandas know what happens...

Zoo News

December 20, 2017

Grand New View project underway

A historic transformation is underway at Zoo Atlanta! Construction has begun on Grand New View, opening in 2019. Through this...

Keeper Stories

December 19, 2017

Behind-the-scenes in prep for a Grand New View

If you’ve been to the Zoo in the last month or two, you may have noticed some construction fencing around...

Zoo News

December 18, 2017

Update on Emerson the Sumatran tiger

Necropsy results for Emerson, the 10-year-old male Sumatran tiger who died at Zoo Atlanta on November 8, 2017, have shown...

Pandas

December 15, 2017

Panda Updates – Friday, December 15

I know we have all been talking about the cubs eating bamboo quite a bit lately, but it’s really the...

Keeper Stories

December 14, 2017

Strawberry poison frog parenting

Hi! My name is Sam, and I am a Herpetology Keeper here at Zoo Atlanta! Today I’d like to take...

Animal Science

December 13, 2017

Who’s your daddy?

A few years ago, when I was the Zoo’s Curator of Herpetology, I walked into the old World of Reptiles...

Pandas

December 13, 2017

Panda Updates – Wednesday, December 13

The cubs are acting more and more like adult giant pandas each day. They’re eating bamboo more frequently, interacting with...

Keeper Stories

December 12, 2017

Endotherms vs. ectotherms and their care

Over the past two months, I have transitioned from working in the Herpetology Department to working with the feathered relatives...

Pandas

December 11, 2017

Panda Updates – Monday, December 11

Hi panda fans! My name is Erin, and while I am new to the giant panda area, I have been...

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