Meatless Mondays

Did you know that producing 2.2 pounds of beef takes enough energy to light a 100-watt bulb for 20 days?...

Animal Science

June 14, 2017

One Leg Up

Well, it certainly is one of the most frequent questions we get from guests at the Zoo: “Excuse me, but...

Pandas

June 14, 2017

Panda Updates – Wednesday, June 14

Many people ask us if Yang Yang ever interacts with the cubs. Yang Yang never shares a direct space with...

Keeper Stories

June 13, 2017

Nests All Over the Zoo

It is almost summertime! Which means school is out, the weather is getting much warmer, and all those baby birds...

Pandas

June 12, 2017

Panda Updates – Monday, June 12

New enrichment! Or at least new to the cubs. We recently hung the “tire swing” in Dayroom Two for the...

Pandas

June 9, 2017

Panda Updates – Friday, June 9

As Shauna mentioned a couple of weeks ago, we are working on teaching the cubs to get onto the adult...

Keeper Stories

June 8, 2017

Amazingly Adapted

The African elephants at Zoo Atlanta enjoy spending time in the sun. Visiting the Mzima Springs elephant habitat in the...

Pandas

June 7, 2017

Panda Updates – Wednesday, June 7

Exciting things are happening in the world of giant pandas here at Zoo Atlanta. Well, exciting things for us anyway....

Keeper Stories

June 6, 2017

Beating the heat with the primates

It’s summertime, y’all! Or as I like to call it, only slightly hotter than the rest of the year, because...

Zoo News

June 6, 2017

Ways to Support Wildlife Conservation

Zoo Atlanta takes “Conservation in Action” seriously, with direct involvement in numerous wildlife conservation programs around the world. In fact,...

News & Stories

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