Panda Updates – Friday, July 2

Hey everyone! The news around here at pandas is that we are trying out a new/old bamboo species! While there...

Pandas

June 30, 2021

Panda Updates – Wednesday, June 30

Did you know different pandas have different sleep schedules? Yang Yang enjoys sleeping in during the summer months. He has...

Learn

June 30, 2021

Sensory inclusion

All around the Zoo, you’ll see small black signs with an icon that looks like a heart wearing headphones. The signs may say...

Learn

June 30, 2021

Back to school is just around the corner!

Hopefully this summer has been a much deserved, relaxing break! With back to school around the corner, you may be...

Conservation

June 29, 2021

The power of sharing (on social media)

Scroll, scroll, like…scroll, comment…scroll, scroll, share. Even without a description, many people know what activity is being referred to. Social media has...

Keeper Stories

June 29, 2021

Happy birthday, Zuli!

Hello! My name is Bridget, and I am a new member of the Primate Team here at Zoo Atlanta. Before...

Keeper Stories

June 24, 2021

Guess who’s back!

Hi everyone, my name is Wendy and I am a member of the Ambassador Animals Team. Boy do I have...

Pandas

June 23, 2021

Panda Updates – Wednesday, June 23

One of my favorite natural behaviors that giant pandas do is something called “self-anointing.” Pandas are very scent-oriented animals. They...

Keeper Stories

June 22, 2021

“Why does it have two beaks?”

“Why does it have two beaks?” A common question, or some iteration thereof, that can be heard almost daily at...

Keeper Stories

June 21, 2021

The fascinating world of tongue-flicking

Greetings from the magical world of Scaly Slimy Spectacular! The prominent bifurcated (or forked) tongue of snakes – and even...

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