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Well, it’s summertime again, and we all know what that means in the South: It’s getting warm! We all try to do things to keep cool in the summertime. We wear cooler clothing, swim in pools, and use fans. Here at Zoo Atlanta, we spend lots of time making sure we do our best to … Continue reading "Tuesday, June 14"

Spring seems to have skipped on by, and we’re now moving into the Hotlanta summer! What does that mean for the animals in the Herpetology collection? Well, for many, it means that it is breeding and egg-laying season. Many of our female chelonians (turtles and tortoises to most folks) are out and about in their … Continue reading "Thursday, June 9"

ATLANTA – April 28, 2016 – Jabari, a 2-year-old male eastern black rhinoceros born at Zoo Atlanta, is leaving Atlanta to play an important new role in the preservation of one of the planet’s most endangered mammal species. Jabari’s next chapter begins May 2, 2016, when he will travel to a new home at Lee … Continue reading "Farewell Jabari!"

  Being an elephant keeper can be messy work. If I stop anywhere on my way home, I’m treated with a wide berth and prompt service and gratuitous side eye from anyone within smelling distance. I’m not allowed into my own house without thoroughly hosing my shoes and wiping my feet on three doormats, I … Continue reading "Tuesday, January 26"

Next week we are shipping four of our 2014-hatch flamingos to the zoo in West Palm Beach. Easy to write, harder to do. Two issues get in the way of this being easy. The first issue is that it feels like we are sending out our kids. Yup. Sentiment gets in the way of making … Continue reading "Tuesday, January 19"

  Well, so many great subjects have been talked about lately, where does one begin? Well, to go along with the top questions keepers get asked, here are a couple others: “Are the animals friendly?” “Do you go in with them/play with them?” The answer for most of us is not just a simple “Yes” … Continue reading "Tuesday, January 12"

Zoo Atlanta is thrilled to announce that a new International Cooperative Research Agreement on Giant Panda Conservation was initiated between Zoo Atlanta and the China Wildlife Conservation Association. The future Atlanta pandas are male Ping Ping and female Fu Shuang. Both were born at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in China. “Zoo … Continue reading "Two new giant pandas are expected to arrive at Zoo Atlanta"

Zoo Atlanta is thrilled to announce that a new International Cooperative Research Agreement on Giant Panda Conservation was initiated between Zoo Atlanta and the China Wildlife Conservation Association. The future Atlanta pandas are male Ping Ping and female Fu Shuang. Both were born at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in China. “Zoo … Continue reading "Two new giant pandas are expected to arrive at Zoo Atlanta"

Zoo Atlanta is thrilled to welcome Boon, an 8-year-old female clouded leopard, to the animal population. Boon arrived in Atlanta on April 14, 2026, from the Nashville Zoo at Grassmere on a recommendation from the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) Species Survival Plan® (SSP). Despite the species name, clouded leopards are not true leopards; … Continue reading "ZOO ATLANTA WELCOMES BOON THE CLOUDED LEOPARD"

Zoo Atlanta is thrilled to welcome Boon, an 8-year-old female clouded leopard, to the animal population. Boon arrived in Atlanta on April 14, 2026, from the Nashville Zoo at Grassmere on a recommendation from the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) Species Survival Plan® (SSP). Despite the species name, clouded leopards are not true leopards; … Continue reading "Zoo Atlanta welcomes Boon the clouded leopard"