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Name: Jenail Marshall Position Title: Interpretive Programs Supervisor Education: Bachelor of Arts – Anthropology Hometown: Los Angeles, CA Length of time at Zoo Atlanta: Four years! Tell us about your job and any projects you are working on. I am responsible for the development, evaluation and facilitation of interpretive programming on Zoo grounds. I want … Continue reading "Career Corner: Jenail Marshall"

If you have been to the Zoo before and seen a presentation at World of Wild Theater or a Keeper Talk at the tiger training panel, then you probably know that training plays a big role here at Zoo Atlanta. What you may not have realized is that all departments do training with the animals, … Continue reading "Training with Fiji"

Many of you may know that in 2016, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) downgraded the giant panda’s status from Endangered to Vulnerable. While this change in status is an amazing achievement for giant panda conservation, this designation does not mean the giant panda is safe from extinction. All of the conservation initiatives … Continue reading "Panda Updates – Wednesday, January 31"

We know giant panda breeding season is coming when Yang Yang begins patrolling his habitat. Males tend to exhibit what we call breeding behaviors sooner than females. Whether it is a breeding year or not, right around this time Yang Yang will begin making his daily rounds patrolling his territory and leaving his scent marks … Continue reading "Panda Updates – Monday, January 29"

As mentioned in previous posts, the cubs’ personalities have started to shine through as they have gotten older. They are both turning into great shifters during the day when we need to clean a dayroom and add fresh bamboo. The sound of the leafeater biscuit container will wake them out of a dead sleep and … Continue reading "Panda Updates – Friday, January 26"

Ya Lun still loves her sweet potato. Xi Lun, not so much. We also started offering half a banana to each cub. Ya Lun of course loves it, and Xi Lun feels lukewarm about the mushy sweetness. It’s hilarious to watch the cubs eat bananas: They don’t like the peel at this age, so they … Continue reading "Panda Updates – Wednesday, January 24"

If you saw the update last week about the giant panda cubs enjoying the snow, I’m sure you were wondering when an update on Yang Yang enjoying the cold weather would turn up. We’ve got you covered! As usual, Yang Yang had a great time playing in and self-anointing in the powdery snow last week. … Continue reading "Panda Updates – Monday, January 22"

After being out of town for about a week, I returned to the Zoo and Ya Lun and Xi Lun looked like they had almost doubled in size. We really aren’t kidding when we say these two grow like weeds. Right now, both Ya Lun and Xi Lun weigh around 40 kilograms (or about 88 … Continue reading "Panda Updates – Friday, January 12"

With the recent cold snap, we have been able to offer the pandas river cane bamboo (Arundinaria gigantea). River cane bamboo is native to Georgia and, as it name suggests, grows along river banks. Our pandas love river cane, but only if it is harvested below 40° Fahrenheit. I don’t know why, but I assume … Continue reading "Panda Updates – Wednesday, January 10"

We have an update on the sweet potato saga! Ya Lun now likes sweet potato! Both cubs have been offered 25 grams of sweet potato daily for well over a couple of months, and just recently, Ya Lun decided to try a few bites! At first it was likely accidental (we offered a piece of … Continue reading "Panda Updates – Monday, January 8"