The Ford African Rain Forest turns 30

The 1988 opening of The Ford African Rain Forest was a landmark event for Zoo Atlanta and for the city...

Pandas

May 11, 2018

Panda Updates – Friday, May 11

Right now is the peak of bamboo shoot season. We are feeding Yang Yang, Lun Lun, Ya Lun and Xi...

Pandas

May 9, 2018

Panda Update – Wednesday, May 9

Ya Lun and Xi Lun took a long time to become comfortable with being outside when they were still with...

Learn

May 9, 2018

Professional Learning at Zoo Atlanta

If you’ve ever explored the suite of educational programs Zoo Atlanta offers, you know we have tons to offer your...

Conservation

May 9, 2018

What’s it mean when an animal is endangered?

What does it mean when an animal becomes endangered? There are a number of factors that fall under this consideration,...

Keeper Stories

May 8, 2018

Checking in with Kelly, Tara and the meerkats

As construction continues on their new habitat in the new Grand New View African savanna, the elephants Kelly and Tara...

Zoo News

May 8, 2018

Gorillas on the move

Mbeli, Kali and Gunther will soon start a new chapter at a new zoo Three bachelor western lowland gorillas from...

Pandas

May 7, 2018

Panda Update – Monday, May 7

I know we just had a giant panda update about Yang Yang, but with how playful he has been recently,...

Pandas

May 4, 2018

Panda Updates – Friday, May 4

Ya Lun, Xi Lun and Lun Lun have moved to the next step since Ya Lun and Xi Lun were...

Pandas

May 2, 2018

Panda Updates – Wednesday, May 2

Ever since I changed job titles and moved out of the animal areas and into the Administration Building, I don’t...

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