Panda Updates – Friday, March 9

The cubs have been fully weaned from Lun Lun for four days now. As mentioned in previous posts, things are...

Keeper Stories

March 8, 2018

Turtles “spring forward” too!

You’ve probably noticed that spring has been starting to show up in Georgia. Trees and flowers are blooming, birds are...

Pandas

March 7, 2018

Panda Updates – Wednesday, March 7

The weaning process for Ya Lun and Xi Lun is now complete, and the girls are now living independently from...

Animal Science

March 7, 2018

Pioneering research in gorilla behavior

We have a guest blogger for this posting! Our intrepid Primate Cognition Intern, Liam Kelly, has prepared a summary focusing...

Keeper Stories

March 6, 2018

The specialized care of bachelor gorillas

You may or may not know that Zoo Atlanta is home to one of the largest western lowland gorilla populations...

Pandas

March 5, 2018

Panda Updates – Monday, March 5

The weaning process is almost complete, and everything has gone how we expected. Unless they want to nurse, the cubs...

Pandas

March 2, 2018

Panda Updates – Friday, March 2

Today was my first day back with the giant pandas after a week-long vacation. I got a few updates from...

Pandas

February 28, 2018

Panda Updates – Wednesday, February 28

The cubs are doing really well in day 10 of the weaning process. They are now staying separated from Lun...

Conservation

February 28, 2018

Women in Science

With International Women’s Day just around on the corner on March 8, I wanted to highlight a couple of our...

Learn

February 27, 2018

Animal Immersion Programs

Have you ever wondered what an elephant’s skin feels like? How about what it’s like to care for 200 different...

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