Gorillas and humans: What do we have in common?

Hi Zoo Atlanta fans! It’s Ella here from the Primate Team, and I’d like to tell you guys a little...

Pandas

July 21, 2021

Panda Updates – Wednesday, July 21

Hey everyone! If you haven’t seen yet, this week is National Zookeepers Week! I know all of us animal care...

Pandas

July 16, 2021

Panda Updates – Friday, July 16

Things have been pretty “status quo” in PandaLand. The pandas certainly keep us busy throughout the day as we are...

Keeper Stories

July 15, 2021

Protecting our endangered sheep

Hello! My name is Haley, and I am a keeper at Outback Station here at Zoo Atlanta. Before I came...

Animal Science

July 14, 2021

The toads of Mexico

Recently I completed a complete draft of a manuscript that, essentially, I had been working on since 1989. It’s a...

Keeper Stories

July 13, 2021

Say hello (again!) to violaceous turacos!

The birds of Zoo Atlanta have some new neighbors! We recently welcomed a new but familiar species to the Bird...

Pandas

July 12, 2021

Panda Updates – Monday, July 12

Although giant pandas and red pandas are not closely related, they actually share some cool similarities. The word panda in...

Keeper Stories

July 10, 2021

Training with Shuffles

As most of you know, we do a lot of positive reinforcement training here with the animals at the Zoo....

Pandas

July 9, 2021

Panda Updates – Friday, July 9

Many of you may know that it is tradition for the pandas to get ice “cakes” for their birthdays every...

Pandas

July 7, 2021

Panda Updates – Wednesday, July 7

Something that never ceases to amaze me is how strong a giant panda’s bite is. A study that was published...

News & Stories

Connect With Your Wild Side #onlyzooatl