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March 3, 2020

Teaming up for native birds

Many of you may not know that being a Bird Keeper at Zoo Atlanta doesn’t just mean caring for the...
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March 2, 2020

Remembering Shirley the warthog

Zoo Atlanta is saddened to share the news that Shirley, a 13-year-old warthog at Zoo Atlanta, has died. The Animal...
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February 28, 2020

I’m working, I swear …

Hello from the Dominican Republic. Odds are I am sitting in a large conference hall listening to all the wonderful...
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February 26, 2020

Panda Updates – Wednesday, February 26

We have been seeing a lot of breeding season-related behaviors from Yang Yang recently. This is typical for this time...
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February 25, 2020

Blaze: the meerkat godfather

Hi all! Elephant Keeper Caleb here! Did you know the Elephant Care Team also takes care of the Zoo’s meerkats?...
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February 24, 2020

Panda Updates – Monday, February 24

Today was a rainy day here at the Zoo. The giant pandas don’t particularly like being out in the rain,...
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February 20, 2020

Sssecrets of the Herpetology Team

Lead Keeper of Herpetology Trent here! As always, my goal is to dig a little deeper with you all into...
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February 19, 2020

Panda Updates – Wednesday, February 19

We had a little bit of maintenance work going on in the giant panda building yesterday. It wasn’t very noisy,...
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February 19, 2020

Green Gifts at the Zoo

When guests visit the Zoo, one of the most popular things to do is get some fun souvenirs at Zoo...
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February 18, 2020

Enrichment in all weathers

This year Mother Nature has presented us with some odd weather. Okay, the last several years we have had odd...
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