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...

Zoo News

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...

Keeper Stories

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...

Pandas

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...

Keeper Stories

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?...

Pandas

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,...

Keeper Stories

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...

Pandas

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,...

Conservation

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...

Keeper Stories

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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