Zoo Atlanta welcomes Sparky the tiger

Zoo Atlanta welcomes a new ambassador for one of Earth’s rarest big cat species: Sparky, a 13-year-old male Sumatran tiger,...

Pandas

March 28, 2018

Panda Updates – Wednesday, March 28

Many people often wonder how giant pandas are able to survive in dense bamboo forests while also being black-and-white. After...

Animal Science

March 28, 2018

Studying gorillas in the Zoo and the wild

Unknown to most of our visitors, Zoo Atlanta has an active primate behavior and cognition research program, with scientists studying...

Keeper Stories

March 27, 2018

Carnivores are ready for spring!

Spring is here! Or is it? My allergies say yes, but the heat in my house is saying otherwise. Either...

Pandas

March 26, 2018

Panda Updates – Monday, March 26

This is the first day I’ve been back in Panda Land in a while, and I was super excited to...

Pandas

March 23, 2018

Panda Updates – Friday, March 23

Those of you who have been following Zoo Atlanta’s giant pandas for a while may remember that our first set...

Keeper Stories

March 22, 2018

Continuing education in amphibian care

Hello everyone! You’d think that winter would be a slow time for folks that work in a department with a...

Pandas

March 21, 2018

Panda Updates – Wednesday, March 21

Things have been status-quo in PandaLand for the last few days, which makes things rather uneventful (which is good!). That...

Keeper Stories

March 20, 2018

Milestones with Mijadala

Hey everyone, my name is Sarah and I’m a member of the gorilla care team. If you’ve visited us recently,...

Pandas

March 19, 2018

Panda Updates – Monday, March 19

We are well into arrow bamboo (Pseudosasa japonica) season. This is usually one of the favorite times of the year...

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