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...

Zoo News

September 17, 2021

UPDATE ON GORILLA POPULATION — SEPT 17

Update on our western lowland gorilla population: As a follow-up to the news we shared on Friday, September 10, about...

Keeper Stories

September 14, 2021

Training big cats for vaccines

Vaccines. At times it seems like that is one of the most common words we are all hearing these days;...

Pandas

September 13, 2021

Panda Updates – Monday, September 13

As mornings have become cooler, the Panda Team has once again been able to set up the outdoor habitats for...

Zoo News

September 10, 2021

Update on Zoo Atlanta gorilla population

Zoo Atlanta has received presumptive positive test results indicating that members of its western lowland gorilla troops are positive for...

Learn

September 9, 2021

Why zoos matter: Educate and take action!

Why DO zoos matter? Why is it important, not only for humans, but also for the animals, to continue to...

News & Stories

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