Hello from the Carnivore Team

Hello from the Carnivore Team! We miss seeing all of our wonderful guests and supporters and look forward to the...

Zoo News

May 6, 2020

Update on Abu the giraffe

The Animal Care and Veterinary Teams at Zoo Atlanta will soon undertake a significant veterinary procedure for the well-being of...

Conservation

May 5, 2020

Learn to Bird and Become a Conservation Hero

By Kimberly Rodgers and Abbi Maurer April showers bring May flowers … and birds! It’s time to come out of...

Zoo News

May 4, 2020

Hatching of a critically endangered vulture

The chick, currently being “puppet reared,” is the first vulture ever hatched at Zoo Atlanta. Zoo Atlanta is celebrating the...

Keeper Stories

April 30, 2020

Care for the rare: Panamanian golden frogs

Hey everyone – my name is Char, and I’m a Keeper II with the Herpetology Team. That means I get...

Pandas

April 29, 2020

Panda Updates – Wednesday, April 29

It’s the giant pandas’ and Panda Care Team’s favorite time of year: bamboo shoot season! Bamboo shoots are popping up...

Keeper Stories

April 28, 2020

Behind the scenes with the gorillas

COVID-19 has forced all of us to make many lifestyle changes. It has even affected the way we at the...

Keeper Stories

April 23, 2020

Training the human animal

At the Zoo, we talk a lot about how we use positive reinforcement training to enable the animals to participate...

Keeper Stories

April 21, 2020

Love in the time of COVID

Spring has sprung and although we humans are trying to practice social distancing and staying away from each other, let’s...

Conservation

April 21, 2020

The Importance of Pet Adoption

With all the extra time at home everyone has now, many people may be considering getting a new pet. But,...

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