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We’re all pretty done with summer over here, except for the naked mole rats, of course; if it’s not hot, they’ll have to cuddle for warmth. The elephants cover themselves in mud or dust and receive frequent baths. The meerkats have an air-conditioned area, which is a bonus for us when we do meerkat training. … Continue reading "Summer’s almost over …"

There has been an update in the ongoing sweet potato saga! I don’t know if everyone else cares about this as much as we do, but weighing the twins is a lot easier when we can set up the scale for both of the twins at once. This gives us more time to focus on … Continue reading "Panda Updates – Wednesday, August 22"

Saturday and Sunday, August 18 and 19. WHAT: Zoo Atlanta hosts City of Atlanta and Fulton County Family Days presented by PNC and supported by Kaiser Permanente on Saturday and Sunday, August 18 and 19, 2018. On these two dates, guests who can demonstrate residence in the City of Atlanta or Fulton County or employment … Continue reading "City of Atlanta & Fulton County Family Days"

Hey everyone, my name is Kaylee, and I was an intern here at Zoo Atlanta this past summer! Working with the Ambassador Animal Team in the Wieland Wildlife Home was the opportunity of a lifetime. This area has a wide variety of animals: reptiles, mammals, amphibians and an invertebrate or two. In addition to getting … Continue reading "Learning to work with animal ambassadors"

Since Xi Lun has (finally) decided that apple and sweet potato are (possibly) yummy, we have been weighing the twins separately. This morning, we set the scale up for Xi Lun and began shifting the twins inside for their morning weights. Ya Lun decided that she just absolutely could not wait for her sister to … Continue reading "Panda Updates – Wednesday, August 15"

Are you thinking about traveling abroad? We just have one favor to ask before you get to where you’re going, and that’s to read some guides on overseas shopping. Wildlife trafficking comes in many forms, and a lot of it is targeted at unsuspecting tourists. Just because you see something on sale in a store … Continue reading "#BuyInformed!"

Get advance tickets now for the return of Zoo Atlanta’s signature wine event. WHAT: Early-bird tickets are on sale now for Sippin’ Safari presented by Groupon, coming up Saturday, September 22, 2018. The third-annual signature event will feature wine sampling, bites from local restaurants, live music on stages throughout the Zoo, evening wildlife viewing and … Continue reading "Early-bird Sippin’ Safari tickets now on sale!"

Summer is a time when giant pandas sleep more and eat less. Male giant pandas take the summer to rest after breeding season and before they have to start bulking up for the next breeding season. For Yang Yang, summer is also when he is most playful. I caught the tail-end of one of Yang … Continue reading "Panda Updates – Friday, August 10"

Have you voted for Quarters for Conservation yet? Each year, Zoo Atlanta chooses three conservation initiatives to support with a portion of every admission ticket automatically going directly to those organizations. This year, one of the three initiatives is Drill Ranch, a subset of the Pandrillus Foundation. This nonprofit is based in Nigeria and works … Continue reading "Protecting drills in their native range"

We’ve been using Xi Lun’s dislike of sweet potatoes and apples to our advantage the last several months. When weighing Ya Lun and Xi Lun we have been putting some of Xi Lun’s biscuits and some of Ya Lun’s apples and sweet potatoes on the scale. Then we shift Xi Lun in first and she … Continue reading "Panda Updates – Monday, August 6"