Happy 60th birthday, Ozzie!

Father’s Day brings a major milestone for one of the most treasured members of the Zoo Atlanta population. At 60,...

Pandas

June 16, 2021

Panda Updates – Wednesday, June 16

Hopefully you aren’t tired of seeing posts about Jackie’s birthday yet, because I have just one more for you! In...

Keeper Stories

June 15, 2021

The journey to piglets!

As you may have heard, on April 13, we had three warthog piglets born to Eleanor and Hamlet. To reach...

Pandas

June 14, 2021

Panda Updates – Monday, June 14

Happy birthday to the one-and-only Jackie the red panda! Today we are celebrating his 4th birthday. The care team filled...

Pandas

June 9, 2021

Panda Updates – Wednesday, June 9

Red panda tongues are very cute, but they also serve an important purpose. Red pandas use their tongues to check...

Keeper Stories

June 8, 2021

New adventures in orangutan care

Hey everyone! My name is Emily, and I am the newest member of the Orangutan Care Team here at Zoo...

Pandas

June 7, 2021

Panda Updates – Monday, June 7

As we recently shared, bamboo shoot season was over for the year last week. It’s never long enough! Sigh. We...

Zoo News

June 4, 2021

Warthog piglets’ first adventures in habitat!

The 7-week-old warthog piglets at Zoo Atlanta are embarking on their first adventures exploring their habitat in the Zoo’s African...

Keeper Stories

June 4, 2021

Hail the hellbender

As we get ready to reopen the Georgia eXtremes building at Scaly Slimy Spectacular, you may notice a new animal...

Zoo News

June 3, 2021

Lappet-faced vulture hatches at Zoo Atlanta

Zoo Atlanta is celebrating an exciting first in its history: the hatching of an endangered lappet-faced vulture chick. The chick...

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