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The holiday season is already here. It’s a wonderful time of year full of baking, gift-giving, decorating, shopping, traditions, and celebrating with friends and family. Not surprisingly, we all produce extra waste during this time … but it’s a whopping 25% increase in waste every week in the U.S. between Thanksgiving and New Year’s! Some … Continue reading "The most wonderful time of the year (to go green!)"

Hey all! Meerkat Keeper Caleb here! With the recent addition of females Chica and Spot, the newest residents at our African Savanna, it has been an exciting time for the Meerkat Care Team! After giving the girls a few weeks to explore their new habitats and indoor dens, we began the introduction process between the … Continue reading "Behind-the-scenes with the meerkat mob"

The Zoo is abuzz with excitement about the arrival of our new red panda, Jackie! Zoo Atlanta teammates and guests alike are already enamored with him. Idgie will always be in our hearts and can never be replaced, but the Panda Team is incredibly happy to have a red panda to take care of again. … Continue reading "Panda Updates – Monday, November 30"

Hello everyone, Courtney here from the Gorilla Care Team wishing you and all your loved ones a safe and happy holiday season! Much like police officers, firefighters, nurses, and the many other essential workers, animal care professionals do not necessarily get holidays off this time of year. The animals need our care 24/7 all year … Continue reading "A holiday for an animal care professional"

Lately I’ve been writing about panda-related research: why giant pandas may have their particular black-and-white patterning and how their eye patches may function as a way to identify one another. Today, though, I’d like to focus on another aspect of pandas: it’s a fact – they’re cute! We are professionals on the Panda Care Team, … Continue reading "Panda Updates – Monday, November 23"

Hi there! It’s been awhile since I’ve blogged, but I wanted to this month to talk about a great opportunity we just had! This would have been our sixth year hosting a workshop for ambassador bird care professionals and managers, but with COVID-19, we almost had to skip it. With this situation comes new challenges, … Continue reading "Meeting challenges head-on"

Today, I am coming to you from The Living Treehouse to introduce one of its newest occupants.  We have a sunbittern chick, the first ever known to hatch at Zoo Atlanta! Sunbitterns are a unique species that dwell in the tropical regions of Central and South America. Zoo Atlanta first welcomed a pair of sunbitterns … Continue reading "Celebrating our first sunbittern chick"

Last week, I wrote an update about how research has shown that giant pandas have the ability to distinguish between even very subtly different eye markings, and so may be using those black patches around their eyes as unique “fingerprints” to identify each other. Since then, I have had some other really cool research shared … Continue reading "Panda Updates – Friday, November 13"

Hi everyone! My name is Amanda B., and I am on the Warthog Care Team! If you have not already heard, we have a new warthog in town, Hamlet! He is over a year and a half old and came to us from Houston as a companion to Eleanor. Introducing new animals together takes a … Continue reading "Hamlet and Eleanor: A love story"

Hi Zoo Atlanta fans, Primate Team members Brittney and Lynn here, and we just wanted to share with you something cool that several Zoo Atlanta teammates did to honor someone special. Back in March, we unexpectedly lost one of our beloved orangutans, Dumadi. Things have not been easy for our teams this year, but we … Continue reading "A lasting tribute to a special individual"