Migration in turtles and tortoises

Hey y’all, it’s Ben from the Herpetology Team, and I hope y’all have had an excellent holiday. Today, I’d like...

Keeper Stories

December 31, 2020

Ring in the New Year: Recycle your old cell phones!

Hey Zoo Atlanta fans, Primate Team member Brittany here, and I hope everyone has had a very merry holiday season....

Pandas

December 30, 2020

Panda Updates – Wednesday, December 30

Hopefully everyone has had a terrific holiday season thus far. I know I and the pandas have! I was fortunate...

Keeper Stories

December 29, 2020

We are not hedgehogs!

Hi, we’re Tiako and Lance. We are (drumroll please)… Lesser Madagascar hedgehog tenrecs. Wow, what a big name for small...

Keeper Stories

December 23, 2020

Quarters for Conservation: Xerces Society

Zoo Atlanta’s Quarters for Conservation Program is in full swing right now! I’m Catie Aubuchon, a member of the Elephant...

Keeper Stories

December 22, 2020

The gift that keeps on giving

Hi everyone, Kyle here from the Bird Team. It is that time of year to start decorating the house with...

Pandas

December 21, 2020

Panda Updates – Monday, December 21

A question that we hear frequently is “How do animals move from one zoo to another?” It’s actually a complex...

Pandas

December 18, 2020

Panda updates – Friday, December 18

We talk a lot about how each giant panda in our care is an individual, and nothing highlights that more...

Zoo News

December 18, 2020

A year of animal highlights

COVID-19 brought an extraordinarily challenging year for Zoo Atlanta and other zoos and wildlife organizations around the world, but the...

Keeper Stories

December 18, 2020

Quarters for Conservation: Save the Giants

Hello. This is Kenn Harwood, Associate Curator of Mammals at Zoo Atlanta, and I am the Quarters for Conservation Champion...

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