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Yesterday, we fed out the last of the bamboo shoots for this season. The pandas and the keepers are totally bummed that shoot season has come to its inevitable end for the year. Bamboo shoot season is the best time of the year for us, but unfortunately, it only lasts for three to four weeks. … Continue reading "Panda Updates – May 26"

We can only know the world around us by the context in which we sense it, both as individuals or even as species. Literally—individual humans with the five senses that are typical of our species can only perceive the world within the parameters of those senses. Individuals vary with respect to their sensory abilities, of … Continue reading "What makes sense?"

Hooray, the warm weather has found us and it looks as though it is here to stay! Do you guys know what that means? The Program Animals Department, like the rest of the Zoo, is gearing up for another amazing summer season! Usually when you walk past our Wieland Wildlife Home building, you get to … Continue reading "Wonderful warm weather at Wieland"

New foods and new skills are among the latest milestones for the only twin giant pandas in the U.S. WHO: The only twin giant pandas in the U.S. are well on their way to a series of exciting new milestones in the life of a growing bear cub. Ya Lun and Xi Lun, who were … Continue reading "Catching up with Ya Lun and Xi Lun"

I can safely say all of us keepers love the animals. It doesn’t matter if we work with snakes or birds or elephants or naked mole rats or giraffes or alligators or lions. We care for and adore the animals immensely. So when they leave Zoo Atlanta (and us) for a new experience at a … Continue reading "Where are they now?"

Some of you may have thought recently, “My, Lun Lun’s looking a bit chunky.” Well, you’d be correct in that assessment! Our mama bear is a little on the heavy side, and by a little I mean about 20 kilograms. We monitor all of the bears’ weights very closely and do this by weighing them … Continue reading "Panda Updates – Friday, May 19"

Now in its second program year, our Quarters for Conservation campaign allows us to donate a portion of every Zoo ticket to conservation programs for species in the wild. Zoo Atlanta is excited to debut our three new conservation organizations we will be supporting for the 2017-2018 program year: the Tiger Conservation Campaign, the East … Continue reading "Quarters for Conservation Year Two"

If you follow our panda updates, then you have probably heard all about the twins’ increasing interest in leafeater biscuits. We have been progressively introducing them to the twins, and they are becoming more and more eager to receive them after their daily formula supplements, or to steal one from Lun Lun when she might … Continue reading "Panda Updates – Wednesday, May 17"

Now that we are well on our way to summer, guess what time it is? That’s right, it’s browse time! Browse refers to non-toxic plant material that keepers or Horticulture cut for the primates on a daily basis. We have a list of plants that are safe for the primates to eat, play with, and … Continue reading "Keeper Stories – Tuesday, May 16"

Vultures, bush dogs and tigers will benefit from a commitment to direct 25 cents of every admission to saving species. Conservation projects in Kenya, Argentina and Sumatra are the three newest beneficiaries of the 2017-2018 program year of Quarters for Conservation at Zoo Atlanta. The program contributes 25 cents of every general admission ticket to … Continue reading "Quarters for Conservation 2017-2018"