The 12 Days of “Zoo”mas

Tis the season! This time last year I took a holiday classic and gave it an Ambassador Animal twist, so...

Keeper Stories

December 14, 2021

Rule-breaking birds and felonious fowl

Birds come in all different shapes, colors, sizes … and personalities. Some of our birds here at Zoo Atlanta are...

Pandas

December 13, 2021

Panda Updates – Monday, December 13

When giant pandas have twins they are fraternal twins, not identical twins. It is similar to a dog or a...

Keeper Stories

December 9, 2021

Conserving one of the world’s rarest lizards

As many of you reading this may already be aware, Zoo Atlanta has long been working with one of the...

Keeper Stories: Gorillas

December 7, 2021

Willie B., Jr. and the formation of his troop

Hey there, it’s Cassie from the Gorilla Care Team with an update on Willie B., Jr.’s group! Can you believe...

Pandas

December 6, 2021

Panda updates – Monday, December 6

Giant pandas are able to hold and break down incredibly large pieces of bamboo. However, I am often impressed by...

Pandas

December 3, 2021

Panda Updates – Friday, December 3

Sometimes, you can only work on “giant panda time,” and that certainly included one recent morning! Lun Lun had slept...

Keeper Stories

December 3, 2021

Milestones for Kiazi the southern white rhino

As you may recall from a previous Keeper Stories, Zoo Atlanta recently welcomed a new arrival: southern white rhino Kiazi!...

Keeper Stories

December 2, 2021

Winter is coming

Hello, readers! I’m Josh, a member of the Bird Team here at Zoo Atlanta. I can’t believe that we are...

Learn

December 2, 2021

Why zoos matter

One common thread in my interactions with our audiences is that many people believe that zoos exist to entertain an...

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