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Over the past month or so, we have seen Lun Lun choose to spend much less time with the cubs than she previously did. Conversely, both cubs have also been spending much of their time away from Lun Lun. This is a good sign to us that the cubs are ready for the next step … Continue reading "Panda Updates – Wednesday, February 21"

We have an adorable new addition in the Bird Department. As you might have seen on our social media networks, our milky eagle owl egg recently hatched! Because our adults are the only breeding pair in the United States, their chicks go out to organizations across the country to serve as ambassadors for their species. … Continue reading "Rearing a milky eagle owlet"

Over the past year and a half, Ya Lun and Xi Lun have passed numerous milestones in their lives, and we have been there for all of them. Some of these milestones include surviving the first tenuous few days of life after birth; growing their characteristic black-and-white coats at around 30 days; crawling at 3 … Continue reading "Panda Updates – Monday, February 19"

Yesterday, the giant pandas’ indoor dayrooms got a makeover: We spent all day re-mulching the floors. Re-mulching is labor-intensive and dirty. First, we have to remove all of the enrichment and move all of the logs to one side of the dayroom. Then, we dig out the old mulch, which is about 2 feet deep, … Continue reading "Panda Updates – Friday, February 16"

Hello all! A lot has changed since the last time I wrote to you guys. I still work in our Outback Station section, but I am now a keeper under the Ambassador Animals Department instead of our Mammals Department. The Ambassador Animals Department is really geared toward guest interaction with our animals, whether that’s our … Continue reading "What’s an enrichment liaison?"

Critically endangered species is new to Scaly Slimy Spectacular: The Amphibian and Reptile Experience. Zoo Atlanta welcomes two exciting new arrivals to the award-winning Scaly Slimy Spectacular: The Amphibian and Reptile Experience. Two African slender-snouted crocodiles arrived on February 13, 2018, and may be seen exploring their new habitat starting Friday, February 16. “We’re always … Continue reading "Introducing African slender-snouted crocodiles"

Critically endangered species is new to Scaly Slimy Spectacular: The Amphibian and Reptile Experience. Zoo Atlanta welcomes two exciting new arrivals to the award-winning Scaly Slimy Spectacular: The Amphibian and Reptile Experience. Two African slender-snouted crocodiles arrived on February 13, 2018, and may be seen exploring their new habitat starting Friday, February 16. “We’re always … Continue reading "Introducing African slender-snouted crocodiles"

Everyone knows that our resident male, Yang Yang, is a class-A clown and eternal cub-at-heart. While Lun Lun is more of a “businesswoman,” when the mood strikes she can get very playful. Her little shadows have been making sure that Mom doesn’t spend too much time eating or sleeping lately. We’ve noticed a pattern over … Continue reading "Panda Updates – Wednesday, February 14"

Hello, everyone! I’m Courtney, a gorilla caregiver, here to tell you about some of the tool-use skills our gorillas have and how most of their enrichment opportunities encourage those natural behaviors. Gorillas, like other apes, use sticks as tools to forage for food. Observing tool-use in animals is exciting, because it highlights similarities between humans … Continue reading "Tool use in gorillas"

The cubs have both exceeded the 90-pound mark. Ya Lun is still the heavier of the two at around 43 kilograms, with Xi Lun at around 42 kilograms. They are little bamboo-eating machines and they’ve begun coming inside with Lun Lun almost every time we need to freshen up Lun’s bamboo. Right now we have … Continue reading "Panda Updates – Monday, February 12"