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Hey everyone! Its McKenzie from the World of Wild Theater, and I thought it would be a good time to give you all an update on Hawkmoth, our Harris hawk who was the star of our hawk naming contest earlier this year! Hawkmoth is now 9 months old and is starting to replace all his … Continue reading "Hawkmoth is growing up!"

LAST CHANCE TO EXPERIENCE THE FIRST OF THE ALL-NEW SAVANNA NIGHTS! Summer craft cocktail series takes flight this Friday, June 24 WHAT: Don’t let the sun set on the Savanna without you! Time is running out for tickets to the first of three installments of Savanna Nights, the all-new, 21-and-up summer craft cocktail series at … Continue reading "LAST CHANCE TO EXPERIENCE THE FIRST OF THE ALL-NEW SAVANNA NIGHTS!"

LAST CHANCE TO EXPERIENCE THE FIRST OF THE ALL-NEW SAVANNA NIGHTS! Summer craft cocktail series takes flight this Friday, June 24   WHAT: Don’t let the sun set on the Savanna without you! Time is running out for tickets to the first of three installments of Savanna Nights, the all-new, 21-and-up summer craft cocktail series … Continue reading "EXPERIENCE THE FIRST OF THE ALL-NEW SAVANNA NIGHTS!"

WHAT: Due to extremely high heat indexes predicted by the National Weather Service, Zoo Atlanta will close early on Wednesday, June 22 and Thursday, June 23, 2022. The final entry of the day on both days will be for the 12:30 p.m. to 1 p.m. time slot, with entry gates closing at 1 p.m. and … Continue reading "ZOO ATLANTA WILL CLOSE EARLY ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY, JUNE 22 AND 23"

Did you know? Birds are endotherms, like you and I, so just like us they can regulate their own body temperature. But it still feels nice to get a little head-start with the help of the sun. Sunbathing is an important part of a bird’s routine. In fact, there are many beneficial reasons why birds … Continue reading "Why do birds sunbathe?"

In recent days, the Panda Care Team has noticed some behavior changes with Lun Lun that indicate she is nearing a pseudopregnancy, or false pregnancy. If you have followed our panda program for awhile, you know that this is a natural cycle for pandas. If a female panda goes through estrus without breeding, they will … Continue reading "Panda Updates- Friday, June 17"

Lately, I’ve had many guests ask me, “Where’s Jackie?” Jackie is a red panda, which means he spends a lot of his time up in his tree. With the all the leaves back on the trees, he can be more difficult to spot. Try looking for his tail first, and be sure to look up!  … Continue reading "Panda Updates- Wednesday, June 15"

1. Zoo Atlanta has one of the largest Angolan colobus monkey groups in the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) zoological population in North America, with 10 individuals, six of whom were born at Zoo Atlanta. 2. Of the six individuals born at Zoo Atlanta, we have only had one boy born; his name is … Continue reading "Ten fun facts about our 10 Angolan colobus"

If you watched the movie The Jungle Book growing up, you probably came away with a few strong impressions of bear behavior. Unfortunately, bears don’t tend to perform choreographed dances and sing catchy songs, but one thing the movie got very right was that bears love to scratch!   Our sun bears love to scratch … Continue reading "Panda Updates- Friday, June 10"

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