August 7, 2017

Zoo family mourns passing of Chantek

The Zoo Atlanta family is saddened to announce the passing of Chantek, a 39-year-old male orangutan, on August 7, 2017....

Keeper Stories

August 4, 2017

Learning with Program Animals

Hello everyone, my name is Kayla and I have the amazing opportunity to intern with the Program Animals Department here...

Pandas

August 4, 2017

Panda Updates – Friday, August 4

It’s been awhile since my last shift in PandaLand, and I’m amazed at how much the girls have grown, both...

Pandas

August 2, 2017

Panda Updates – Wednesday, August 2

I know we’ve talked a lot about how playful Yang Yang’s been …but his antics have been cracking all of...

Keeper Stories

August 1, 2017

Getting the swing of things

Hello! I am one of the new Mammal Swing Keepers here at Zoo Atlanta. I have had a lot of...

Pandas

July 31, 2017

Panda Updates – Monday, July 31

Yang Yang isn’t the only one in a playful mood the past few days! He has, however, caused early retirement...

Pandas

July 28, 2017

Panda Updates – Friday, July 28

As we’ve mentioned in previous posts, one of the most fun parts of watching the twins grow up is observing...

Keeper Stories

July 28, 2017

The new Georgia River turtle couple

If anyone has visited Scaly Slimy Spectacular recently, you may have noticed some changes happening. One change in particular is...

Pandas

July 26, 2017

Panda Update – Wednesday, July 26

A few days ago we were privileged to have the Atlanta Journal-Constitution out to the Zoo to visit Ya Lun...

Conservation

July 26, 2017

Why reduce single-use plastics?

Plastic is a durable material made to last forever, yet 33 percent of it is used once and then discarded....

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