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We are entering the holiday season marathon friends! For many of us, one of the best ways to get in a festive spirit is decorating our houses / lawns / balconies, etc. Amidst the ghoulish glee of spookifying your abodes, you might not realize that holiday decorations can have some seriously scary consequences for local … Continue reading "Trick or T[h]reat?: keeping your haunted house safe for wildlife"

Hey everyone, it’s Holly from the Gorilla Care Team! Recently, we celebrated World Gorilla Day on September 24. What exactly is World Gorilla Day, you ask? It’s an amazing day dedicated to celebrating the largest species of apes and to educating the world about gorillas and their conservation. The primary focus is connecting humans and … Continue reading "Celebrate World Gorilla Day every day"

Positive reinforcement training is an incredibly important part of our jobs. To allow the giant pandas to participate in their own care, we work with them on a number of voluntary behaviors that allow us to see different parts of their bodies, have them move into different positions, or otherwise take a better look at … Continue reading "Panda Updates- Monday, October 17"

Zoo Atlanta is currently home to one of the largest populations of gorillas in North America.

Atlanta’s favorite fun family Halloween festival is back for four magical days in October WHAT: Atlanta’s favorite fun family Halloween festival returns on Saturdays and Sundays, October 22, 23, 29, and 30, 2022, at Boo at the Zoo presented by Georgia Natural Gas. Boo-goers of all ages will enjoy seasonal fun in the home of … Continue reading "BOO AT THE ZOO PRESENTED BY GEORGIA NATURAL GAS"

Atlanta’s favorite fun family Halloween festival is back for four magical days in October WHAT: Atlanta’s favorite fun family Halloween festival returns on Saturdays and Sundays, October 22, 23, 29, and 30, 2022, at Boo at the Zoo presented by Georgia Natural Gas. Boo-goers of all ages will enjoy seasonal fun in the home of … Continue reading "BOO AT THE ZOO PRESENTED BY GEORGIA NATURAL GAS"

Let’s be real, human-animal communication can be complicated! The largest issue being that we don’t speak the same languages. So how can we ask our animals if they’re happy or find out what they need if we can’t converse? Have you ever seen your dog do something interesting and you thought “Why is Fido doing … Continue reading "Studying behavior to understand animals’ wants and needs"

Hi. I’m Shauna, and I’m a member of the Carnivore Team here at Zoo Atlanta. You may not know, but animals, as with humans, have a “get to know you” period when they are introduced to new individuals of their species. We’ve recently introduced the two binturongs to each other, so I’ll let you know a little about the … Continue reading "Will it be a match made in binturong heaven?"

We are slowly starting to see some of those cooler temperatures many of us look forward to with the arrival of fall. This means that soon, the giant pandas will be spending more time in their outdoor habitats. Being native to a cool climate, they do not go into these habitats if the temperature exceeds … Continue reading "Panda Updates- Monday, October 10"

Santa makes his annual holiday stop at the Zoo on December 3 and 4 WHAT: Tickets are on sale now for Cookies with Santa – Santa’s annual stop in the home of more than 1,000 animals from around the world. Santa parks his sleigh in the Michael & Thalia Carlos Ballroom in Savanna Hall on … Continue reading "TICKETS ARE NOW ON SALE FOR COOKIES WITH SANTA"