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The cubs have been fully weaned from Lun Lun for four days now. As mentioned in previous posts, things are going smoothly and according to plan for the pandas and their care team. Lun Lun seems to appreciate the time to do what she likes without having to worry about being available for the cubs, … Continue reading "Panda Updates – Friday, March 9"

You’ve probably noticed that spring has been starting to show up in Georgia. Trees and flowers are blooming, birds are singing, box turtles are basking in the sunlight … wait, box turtles are basking in the sunlight? You know that trees become dormant in the winter, and birds fly south to find warmer temperatures, but … Continue reading "Turtles “spring forward” too!"

The weaning process for Ya Lun and Xi Lun is now complete, and the girls are now living independently from Lun Lun. As you know from following our updates, this process started more than two weeks ago, with a gradual increase of time Lun Lun and the twins spent apart during the day and/or overnight. … Continue reading "Panda Updates – Wednesday, March 7"

We have a guest blogger for this posting! Our intrepid Primate Cognition Intern, Liam Kelly, has prepared a summary focusing on bachelor groups of gorillas. Fascinating stuff, taking place right here at Zoo Atlanta. See below, and enjoy! – Joe Mendelson, PhD, Director of Research Some of the most impressive individuals here at Zoo Atlanta … Continue reading "Pioneering research in gorilla behavior"

You may or may not know that Zoo Atlanta is home to one of the largest western lowland gorilla populations in any North American zoo. Our population is made up of 20 individuals within five separate groups. Three of these groups are what we call bachelor groups, which are made up of only subadult and … Continue reading "The specialized care of bachelor gorillas"

The weaning process is almost complete, and everything has gone how we expected. Unless they want to nurse, the cubs have shown very little interest toward their mom. Since she is spending more time away from the cubs, Lun Lun is naturally producing less milk. Warm milk is more comforting and an easy meal, so … Continue reading "Panda Updates – Monday, March 5"

Today was my first day back with the giant pandas after a week-long vacation. I got a few updates from other members of the care team and read their posts, so I knew a little bit of how Ya Lun and Xi Lun were doing with the weaning process. Based on my experience with two … Continue reading "Panda Updates – Friday, March 2"