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Halloween is coming up, and we’re all excited for this spooky time of year! For many of us it’s a time to don costumes, get silly or scary, and go to gatherings with friends or get candy from neighbors. At the Zoo, we celebrate the last two weekends of October with Boo at the Zoo! … Continue reading "Who’s calling who creepy?"

As an animal care professional, the daily husbandry that we provide our animals is one of the most important parts of our jobs. We are responsible for everything from feeding and cleaning, to assisting in their medical care, to ensuring they remain mentally stimulated through positive reinforcement training and enrichment, among so many other things. … Continue reading "Panda Updates – Wednesday, October 13"

Zoo Atlanta is excited to welcome Kiazi, our first female white rhinoceros, to the Zoo. Kiazi traveled from the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance in California. You may ask, how does one transport a rhino?  When over land, the safest method of transport is in a travel crate built to hold a rhino, which is … Continue reading "An exciting welcome to Kiazi!"

19-year-old female from San Diego has been recommended to join male Zoo member Mumbles Zoo Atlanta received some very special cargo on October 11, 2021, with the arrival of Kiazi, a 19-year-old female southern white rhinoceros. Kiazi comes to Zoo Atlanta most recently from the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance in California. Her move to … Continue reading "Welcome Kiazi the Southern White Rhino"

19-year-old female from San Diego has been recommended to join male Zoo member Mumbles Zoo Atlanta received some very special cargo on October 11, 2021, with the arrival of Kiazi, a 19-year-old female southern white rhinoceros. Kiazi comes to Zoo Atlanta most recently from the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance in California. Her move to … Continue reading "Welcome Kiazi the Southern White Rhino"

I have recently been working with the giant pandas on blood draw training. All four of the giant pandas at Zoo Atlanta participate in training to obtain voluntary blood draws. We have a custom-made sleeve insert that can attach to the mesh in some of the dens behind the scenes. In this sleeve, the pandas … Continue reading "Panda Updates – Friday, October 8"

What does it look like to be a youth conservation hero? The word “conservation” may make you think about traveling to new places and participating in hands-on projects, but conservation can also mean efforts taken right here at home. Our Volunteens (ages 14-17) study conservation information about our animal species throughout the year, including current … Continue reading "Youth Conservation in Action "

Today we’re going to take a closer lick – sorry, I mean look – at giant panda tongues! The tongue of each species is specialized to its needs. It determines the taste profile the animals experience, grooming abilities, and is an important part of how they manipulate their food. For example, cat species have large … Continue reading "Panda Updates – Monday, October 4"

Every few years there is a frenzy in the media about efforts to use modern genomic technology to recreate long-extinct or recently extinct species. Often referred to as de-extinction, it first became heavily discussed after a series of TED talks were posted in 2013; see links below. Extinct species getting all the attention are, unsurprisingly, … Continue reading "Protecting the critically endangered species still with us"