Panda Updates- Monday, August 15

We talk a lot about bamboo here, but we don’t often take a closer look at the plant itself. Did...

Keeper Stories

August 12, 2022

Habitat updates for our scaly friends

Hi everyone! It’s Kelly from Herpetology! Walking around the Zoo, you may have noticed some changes going on in the...

Pandas

August 10, 2022

Panda Updates- Wednesday, August 10

Yang Yang has always been known as being a very playful individual. Even though he is going to be 25...

Animal Science

August 10, 2022

What’s in a rhino horn?

Many of you already know that last year, our southern white rhinoceros Mumbles got a new companion! Kiazi arrived from...

Keeper Stories

August 9, 2022

Celebrating World Elephant Day together

Hi everyone! Caleb with the Elephant Care Team here, once again! August 12 is World Elephant Day, an international event...

Keeper Stories

August 5, 2022

Meet Avocado, Wasabi, and Pickles!

Hello! I’m Becky, the Associate Curator of Ambassador Animals. That means I get the privilege of working with the team...

Pandas

August 3, 2022

Panda Updates- Wednesday, August 3

Pandas are bamboo specialists. The word “panda” comes from the Nepalese nigalya ponya, which means “bamboo-eater.” And here at Zoo Atlanta, we have...

Conservation

August 3, 2022

What is an extinction vortex?

Sounds like a bad 80s hair band, but it’s something far worse There are some things that are plainly true...

Keeper Stories

August 2, 2022

The horn of the hornbill: what’s it for?

Hornbills are a fascinating group of birds. While these long-beaked animals might superficially resemble toucans, the hornbill family (Bucerotidae) is...

Zoo News

August 2, 2022

GOLDEN LION TAMARIN DAY BRINGS A NEW COMMITMENT

Partnership with Golden Lion Tamarin Association is a continuation of a conservation success story ATLANTA – August 2, 2022 –...

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