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Here at the Zoo, we’re honored to have some of the Earth’s most intelligent species in our stewardship. You may be familiar with some of our resident “geniuses,” like orangutans and elephants. But we’ve got one smarty-pants species that may surprise you: Kunekune pigs!   It’s becoming more well known that pigs are extremely intelligent- … Continue reading "How smart are Kunekune pigs?"

As was mentioned in a previous panda update, we recently celebrated Halloween with two weekends of Boo at the Zoo. It’s a festival-like atmosphere and I always love getting to see all the creative costumes. Even better, the animals get to join in on the fun, too! We receive a gigantic shipment of pumpkins, and Volunteers work … Continue reading "Panda Updates- Monday, November 7"

You’re on the front porch of your home in a swing, and steam rises from a warm cup of coffee as the aroma of the beans hits your nose.  In the distance, you hear birds calling to each other.  The heat of the mug warms your aching hands. As you watch the sun set, you … Continue reading "“A chili plant and a bee stop an elephant from walking into a farm …”"

The last two weekends of October, we celebrated Boo at the Zoo, our Halloween festival, here at Zoo Atlanta. If you visited the Zoo during this time, you may have seen several exciting things around, including characters to greet and take photos with, fun themed decorations, and (of course) candy booths. Something else you may … Continue reading "Panda Updates- Tuesday, November 1"

With Halloween at our backs and the holidays right around the corner, I wanted to talk about one of the greatest holiday films ever, Gremlins! Did you know we have gremlins at the Zoo? If you come down to Wieland Wildlife Home, you can see Gizmo in person! Also, her brothers Stripe and Walnut. Okay, they … Continue reading "Meet the Gremlins!"

Scientists don’t have much patience for myths, science fiction, or pseudo-science. Legends inspire us, but irritate our sense of orderly data. But it can be fun to sleuth out the basis for some of these far-fetched creatures foisted on us by sometimes centuries of retold tales and lurid writings from previous centuries, not to mention … Continue reading "Halloween Research Edition! Vampires and other monsters"

When you first see a Bali mynah (aka Bali starling), your first impression will be of a small white starling with bright blue plumage around the eyes. What might surprise you is that you are looking at one of the most endangered birds at Zoo Atlanta! The Bali mynah is native to only a small … Continue reading "The story of the Bali mynah"

First-time mom Bam adds a new arrival to the Zoo’s Monkeys of Makokou complex ATLANTA – October 25, 2022 – Zoo Atlanta is excited to welcome the recent birth of a Schmidt’s guenon. Born on October 12, 2022, the infant, a male, is the offspring of first-time mother Bam. Bam and the infant’s father, JJ, were … Continue reading "SCHMIDT’S GUENON BORN AT ZOO ATLANTA"

First-time mom Bam adds a new arrival to the Zoo’s Monkeys of Makokou complex ATLANTA – October 25, 2022 – Zoo Atlanta is excited to welcome the recent birth of a Schmidt’s guenon. Born on October 12, 2022, the infant, a male, is the offspring of first-time mother Bam. Bam and the infant’s father, JJ, … Continue reading "SCHMIDT’S GUENON BORN AT ZOO ATLANTA"

We are occasionally asked about quirks in the pandas’ personalities that make them unique from one another. There is one with Ya Lun that never fails to make us laugh. She is notorious for moving any kind of rock or covering that you try to put in a particular place. For example: there is a … Continue reading "Panda Update- Monday, October 24"