October 5, 2022

Celebrating Croctober

Greetings from Scaly Slimy Spectacular! We are celebrating Croctober here at Zoo Atlanta, featuring our two west African slender-snouted crocodiles...

Pandas

October 3, 2022

Panda Updates- Monday, October 3

Positive reinforcement training sessions with the giant pandas show us some of the ways they can be active participants in their...

Keeper Stories

September 29, 2022

Sven and the Mysterious Nutrition Kitchen

By Robert Amrhein, Keeper III Ambassador Animals Illustrations by Summit St. John, Ambassador Animals Intern One day two, fluffy, sheep...

Conservation

September 29, 2022

Say ‘Boo!’ to zoonosis

Just in time for spooky season, you can now catch a glimpse of Casper at Zoo Atlanta! No, not that Casper. He’s...

Animal Science

September 28, 2022

Reptile learning

Reptile learning and cognition – not something many people think of when they see an anole run across their garden...

Keeper Stories

September 27, 2022

All about food

Hi everyone, it’s Claire from the Bird Team! Today I wanted to teach you about our birds’ diets. We’ve all...

Pandas

September 26, 2022

Panda Update- Monday, September 26

Enrichment looks a little different each day at the giant panda building, and that’s by design! Every day, we focus...

Zoo News

September 23, 2022

TICKETS ARE NOW ON SALE FOR ILLUMINIGHTS AT THE ZOO

Chinese Lantern Festival returns for the holiday season, with the splendors of nature in lights ATLANTA – September 22, 2022...

Keeper Stories

September 22, 2022

Changing seasons at the Zambezi Elephant Center

It’s been a quiet week at the Zambezi Elephant Center. As summer (erroneously referred to as “the busy season”) winds...

Conservation

September 21, 2022

It’s called [sustainable] fashion!

Fall is just around the corner, and if, like me, you’re getting excited for crisp-weather fashion (knits, outerwear, boots… I...

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