Rearing diamondback terrapins

Hi everyone! It’s Kelly here again! Boy, have I got some exciting news for y’all! Next time you walk through...

Zoo News

September 3, 2021

Happy 5th birthday, Ya Lun and Xi Lun!

Giant panda twins Ya Lun and Xi Lun turned 5 on September 3, 2021. The Panda Care Team celebrated early...

Conservation

September 1, 2021

Trading turtles and tortoises

“Suitcase Filled with 185 Live Baby Tortoises Wrapped in Plastic Discovered at Galápagos Airport” – March 2021 “DNA Test Stops...

Keeper Stories

August 31, 2021

Happy hatch month, Zazu!

Early this month, one of our birds with a big personality celebrated her 26th hatch day … Zazu the southern ground...

Pandas

August 30, 2021

Panda Updates – Monday, August 30

Red pandas are cold-climate animals that live up in the trees in the Himalayas and Southern China. Here at Zoo Atlanta,...

Pandas

August 27, 2021

Panda Updates – Friday, August 27

Sometimes, enrichment doesn’t always go according to plan. We often have fun thinking of new creative ways to provide enrichment...

Keeper Stories

August 24, 2021

One big lemur family

If you have been around the Monkeys of Makokou complex or seen the lemurs of The Living Treehouse recently, then...

Keeper Stories

August 18, 2021

So you want to be an animal care professional?

Hey everyone! I’m Kristina, one of the Seasonal Keepers working with Zoo Atlanta’s Ambassador Animals Team, and I’m here to...

Pandas

August 18, 2021

Panda Updates – Wednesday, August 18

Recently, I had a guest ask me how big giant pandas are compared to other bears. Although giant pandas are called...

Keeper Stories

August 17, 2021

Saving our scavengers

Although a lot of my day as a member of the Bird Team is spent caring for the animals here...

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