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Everyone has heard the saying “the early bird gets the worm,” and that holds true for the birds who call Zoo Atlanta home too. The difference is that we need to provide them with the worms! What many don’t realize is that the worms we feed out to the birds get the same quality of … Continue reading "When the early bird gets the worm, we provide the worms"

Our last Conservation Blog gave some great pointers on how to eat sustainably this summer. This week, we’re keeping the food sustainability train rolling and talking about composting! Composting is hardly the ultra-granola concept it seemed a decade ago, which is GREAT, because growing popularity means tools and knowledge are becoming more accessible. This is … Continue reading "Composting 101"

Hi everyone! I’m Sarah from the Outback Station area, where all of our goats, sheep, and other fuzzy barnyard animals live! If you’ve been in the … let’s say nerdier sphere of the internet in the last few years, you know that Dungeons & Dragons has made a huge surge into the spotlight. Critical Role, … Continue reading "Petting zoo animals and D&D?"

Hi, I’m Christina, Lead Keeper in Ambassador Animals and the Quarters for Conservation Champion for Vulpro, one of the three organizations benefiting from the 2022 program year of our initiative that directs 25 cents of every general admission to programs for wildlife. Over the past several decades, vulture populations have declined in Africa and Asia. In Africa, … Continue reading "Quarters for Conservation: Vulpro"

Signature wine festival returns to Zoo Atlanta for the first time since 2019 ATLANTA – July 13, 2022 – Atlanta’s wildest wine cellar comes uncorked with the much-anticipated return of Zoo Atlanta’s Sippin’ Safari, set for Saturday, September 17, 2022. The popular signature event, which will take place from 6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., will feature … Continue reading "EARLY-BIRD TICKETS ARE NOW ON SALE FOR SIPPIN’ SAFARI"

Signature wine festival returns to Zoo Atlanta for the first time since 2019 Atlanta’s wildest wine cellar comes uncorked with the much-anticipated return of Zoo Atlanta’s Sippin’ Safari, set for Saturday, September 17, 2022. The popular signature event, which will take place from 6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., will feature sampling of over 50 selections … Continue reading "EARLY-BIRD TICKETS ARE NOW ON SALE FOR SIPPIN’ SAFARI"

You may have read in a recent update that Lun Lun is experiencing a pseudopregnancy, which is normal for giant pandas. She is not pregnant. A nearly 25 years old and having successfully raised seven cubs, she is living her best retired life. However, during a pseudopregnancy, pandas act as if they are pregnant and … Continue reading "Panda Updates- Wednesday, July 13"

A couple months ago, we posted a Research Blog outlining Zoo Atlanta’s longtime research partnerships with local universities. These partnerships have led to a number of fruitful discoveries and publications. We’re excited to start sharing a bit of this work. In today’s blog, we’ll be looking at how resources affect social behavior in juvenile tortoises! … Continue reading "Resources and Social Structures in Juvenile Tortoises"

Hello everyone, I hope you all enjoyed your 4th of July holiday! It’s Allie from the Gorilla Care Team here, and this month is also significant because we will celebrate two very important gorilla birthdays. In our big family troop we will be throwing a birthday party for both Taz and … wait for it … … Continue reading "Go bananas for a gorilla birthday bash!"

One of the giant pandas’ most interesting features is the pseudothumb. This extension of the wrist bone acts almost like a sixth digit and allows them to hold bamboo in a groove between the pseudothumb and their other digits. Scientists have been talking about the pandas’ pseudothumbs for a long time, too!   In 1939, … Continue reading "Panda Updates – Friday, July 8"