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Bask in the ambience of a tropical paradise without leaving the city at Savanna Nights: Staycation, the second installment of Zoo Atlanta’s after-hours summer cocktail series, on Friday, July 19, 2024. Guests will start the event with a complimentary themed welcome cocktail or mocktail as they begin their evening in the Zoo. Evening wildlife viewing … Continue reading "VACATION VIBES AWAIT AT SAVANNA NIGHTS: STAYCATION"

The giant pandas receive varying species of bamboo throughout the year, depending on the season and what their preferences are. You may have noticed increased amounts of bamboo that is very slender and tall. This species is called Arrow (pseudosasa japonica). It gets this name simply because it is very straight and narrow just like an … Continue reading "Panda Updates- Monday, July 8"

Zoo Atlanta’s Grossology Day, when we celebrate all the things in nature that may gross people out, but serve an important role in ecosystems, is coming up on July 14! I love this topic and seeing the disgust paired with fascination and smiles from guests that come with it.   In this blog, we have been … Continue reading "Gross or fascinating?"

If you’ve been to the Zoo Atlanta contact yard, you’ve seen your fair share of our personality-filled goats, but our contact yard also has five sheep, either in quiet time, under the tables, or just lounging on a hay bed. Don’t fret if you haven’t gotten the chance to meet them; our sheep’s favorite time … Continue reading "What is voluntary shearing?"

Birthday season is coming! Many giant pandas are born in the fall, so the four pandas at Zoo Atlanta all have birthdays very close to each other. Lun Lun’s big day is first up on August 25 with her 27th birthday. The twins, Ya Lun and Xi Lun, turn 8 on September 3. Yang Yang … Continue reading "Panda Updates – Monday, July 1"

I don’t mean to brag, but working at the Zoo is really cool. Where else can you step outside your office and hear a lion roaring, smell a binturong scent-marking, or see a giant panda munching on bamboo? Like many professional fields, zoos are unique environments that require specialized skills, particular previous experience, and extensive … Continue reading "The wild path to becoming a zoo veterinarian"

Birds are such incredible animals, and so many times they have us stopping in our tracks, trying to figure out what is going on – whether it’s a behavior they are presenting or a chance to explore why some birds look the way that they do. I am sure that some of you who have … Continue reading "Sunbathing and crazy coloration: A few favorite bird fake-outs"

Hello! I’m Dr. Eridia, and last year I joined the Research Team at Zoo Atlanta as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow. Thanks to the Charles Bailey Endowment Fund for the Elizabeth Smithgall Watts Student Research Scholarship, I will be conducting behavioral research with our primate family.   My role involves observing the Zoo’s primates and designing … Continue reading "A Primate-focused Postdoctoral Fellowship"

It’s a momentous year for Zoo Atlanta’s giant panda program. As we anticipate the pandas’ travels to China later this year, we’re also filled with gratitude as we celebrate the 25th anniversary of the giant panda program at Zoo Atlanta. This is an extraordinary legacy, not just in the immense joy the pandas have spread … Continue reading "Celebrating 25 years of pandas"

Hello everyone! Today I wanted to share some fun facts about one of my favorite tortoise species found right here in Zoo Atlanta! It is called the Radiated Tortoise, also known as the Sokake in their native Madagascar. Are you ready? Here we go!  Radiated tortoises are native to the extreme south and southwestern parts … Continue reading "Radiant Sokake Stars"