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Pandas

October 8, 2021

Panda Updates – Friday, October 8

I have recently been working with the giant pandas on blood draw training. All four of the giant pandas at...

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October 6, 2021

Youth Conservation in Action

What does it look like to be a youth conservation hero? The word “conservation” may make you think about traveling...

Pandas

October 4, 2021

Panda Updates – Monday, October 4

Today we’re going to take a closer lick – sorry, I mean look – at giant panda tongues! The tongue...

Research

September 30, 2021

Protecting the critically endangered species still with us

Every few years there is a frenzy in the media about efforts to use modern genomic technology to recreate long-extinct...

Zoo News

September 30, 2021

ZOO ATLANTA TO HOST ASL FAMILY DAY

Zoo Atlanta partners with The Georgia Center of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (GDCHH) on hosting ASL Family Day...

Pandas

September 29, 2021

Panda Updates – Wednesday, September 29

A question we get asked often is whether a giant panda’s fur is as soft as it looks. Now, as...

Conservation

September 29, 2021

“No Animals Harmed”… the price of fame

Thinking back to movies and TV shows I enjoyed growing up, many of them included non-human primate actors. Primates are...

Keeper Stories

September 28, 2021

Drill, mandrill, or baboon?

Here at Zoo Atlanta, we are lucky enough to care for the only drill monkeys in North America. In the...

Pandas

September 27, 2021

Panda Updates – Monday, September 27

Have you ever visited Zoo Atlanta to see Jackie, only to find that he isn’t in his habitat? If you...

Keeper Stories

September 21, 2021

Managing birds in mixed-species aviaries

Hello everyone! Kyle here from the Bird Team! A lot of you who have gotten to visit our Zoo have...

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