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As an intern here at Zoo Atlanta with the Panda Care Team, I have learned a lot about the husbandry of these amazing bears! My duties have included preparing diets, cleaning dayrooms, dens and habitats, and creating enrichment for the giant pandas and Jackie, the red panda here at the Zoo.  Enrichment is an important … Continue reading "Panda Updates- Wednesday, June 29"

This is my last post with Zoo Atlanta, as I am moving on to a new chapter, and I thought it might be cool to highlight all of my favorite facts about the animals I’ve worked with during my time here. Yang Yang truly appreciates attention and time with his care team. He is a … Continue reading "Panda Updates- Monday, June 27"

In recent days, the Panda Care Team has noticed some behavior changes with Lun Lun that indicate she is nearing a pseudopregnancy, or false pregnancy. If you have followed our panda program for awhile, you know that this is a natural cycle for pandas. If a female panda goes through estrus without breeding, they will … Continue reading "Panda Updates- Friday, June 17"

Lately, I’ve had many guests ask me, “Where’s Jackie?” Jackie is a red panda, which means he spends a lot of his time up in his tree. With the all the leaves back on the trees, he can be more difficult to spot. Try looking for his tail first, and be sure to look up!  … Continue reading "Panda Updates- Wednesday, June 15"

If you watched the movie The Jungle Book growing up, you probably came away with a few strong impressions of bear behavior. Unfortunately, bears don’t tend to perform choreographed dances and sing catchy songs, but one thing the movie got very right was that bears love to scratch!   Our sun bears love to scratch … Continue reading "Panda Updates- Friday, June 10"

If you’ve spent a lot of time watching the Panda Cam or hanging out in front of the giant panda habitats at the Zoo, you’ve probably noticed a pattern. The pandas are in an area full of bamboo, they eat, they sleep, they walk around for a bit, team members bring the panda inside so they can … Continue reading "Panda Updates- Wednesday, June 8"

Although giant pandas are recognized by their black-and-white coloration, did you know that there is actually a subspecies of giant panda called the Qinling panda that is brown and white? These bears live in the Shaanxi mountain region, which serves as a border between northern and southern China. They were officially recognized as a subspecies in 2005. Trish J. Keeper II, … Continue reading "Panda Updates- Monday, June 6"

As panda care specialists, we are frequently asked about the relationship between the twins and how long they will remain together. The answer is as it always has been: We are listening to and observing the animals and letting them tell us if they are still comfortable living together or not. They are of an age … Continue reading "Panda Updates- Friday, June 3"

Using a freezer is a staple of modern life for most people. Whether it’s keeping your ice cream safe from melting or holding those leftovers that you keep promising to thaw and eat again, but will be thrown out in six months, you’re probably familiar with the concept of using a freezer to keep something from … Continue reading "Defrost: No longer just a microwave setting"

With trees blossoming and warm weather, spring is in the air! Seasonal changes are beginning to appear, which also means changes for both humans and local wildlife. As members of the same ecosystem, we will be more likely to run into furry, scaly, and feathered friends while we (and they) are enjoying the spring, and we … Continue reading "The call: “I found an injured animal!”"