Panda updates – Monday, December 6

Giant pandas are able to hold and break down incredibly large pieces of bamboo. However, I am often impressed by...

Pandas

December 3, 2021

Panda Updates – Friday, December 3

Sometimes, you can only work on “giant panda time,” and that certainly included one recent morning! Lun Lun had slept...

Keeper Stories

December 3, 2021

Milestones for Kiazi the southern white rhino

As you may recall from a previous Keeper Stories, Zoo Atlanta recently welcomed a new arrival: southern white rhino Kiazi!...

Keeper Stories

December 2, 2021

Winter is coming

Hello, readers! I’m Josh, a member of the Bird Team here at Zoo Atlanta. I can’t believe that we are...

Learn

December 2, 2021

Why zoos matter

One common thread in my interactions with our audiences is that many people believe that zoos exist to entertain an...

Conservation

December 2, 2021

What is a hero?

“I think that we all do heroic things, but hero is not a noun, it’s a verb.” – Robert Downey...

Keeper Stories

November 30, 2021

It’s a deer … it’s a rabbit … no, it’s a mara!

Hello! I’m Sarah, a member of the Outback Station Care Team here at the Zoo. My department is mostly known...

Keeper Stories

November 23, 2021

Changing seasons with Ipa and Nema

With the change of the season, it’s time for an update on our favorite golden lion tamarin twins! Ipa and...

Pandas

November 17, 2021

Panda updates – Wednesday, November 17

Have you ever watched a giant panda eat? If so, you are aware that their ears move when they chew....

Keeper Stories

November 16, 2021

Parthenogenesis in California condors

If you’re an avid birder, like me, or even just a general bird enthusiast, you have probably heard of the...

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