Panda Updates – Friday, January 12

After being out of town for about a week, I returned to the Zoo and Ya Lun and Xi Lun...

Keeper Stories

January 11, 2018

What’s it take to work at a zoo?

I get stopped by many guests regularly because I have the coolest job on the planet. They want to know...

Pandas

January 10, 2018

Panda Updates – Wednesday, January 10

With the recent cold snap, we have been able to offer the pandas river cane bamboo (Arundinaria gigantea). River cane...

Keeper Stories

January 9, 2018

The many faces of our primate area

Hello! Brittney, Seasonal Keeper from Primates here. Last time you heard from me I was talking about the difference between...

Pandas

January 8, 2018

Panda Updates – Monday, January 8

We have an update on the sweet potato saga! Ya Lun now likes sweet potato! Both cubs have been offered...

Pandas

January 5, 2018

Panda Updates – Friday, January 5

The cubs are becoming little eating machines. Just a few months ago, when we would refresh Lun Lun’s bamboo (which...

Keeper Stories

January 4, 2018

Cozy up to our naked mole rat colony

Happy New Year to all and welcome back from the holidays. If you’ve been around the Zoo recently, you have...

Pandas

January 3, 2018

Panda Updates – Wednesday, January 3

Brrrr! Who turned up the air conditioner in Atlanta this week? It’s about as cold here as it was in...

Animal Science

January 3, 2018

Science is humming!

My favorite research articles are those that turn over long-held convictions about what plants and animals actually do in the...

Conservation

January 3, 2018

Simple steps to a sustainable New Year

Webster’s Dictionary defines the word “sustainable” as “of, relating to, or being a method of harvesting or using a resource...

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