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Hi everyone! Nadia here from the Hoofstock Team! As you have hopefully seen on our social media networks, or on grounds at the Zoo, we have three little bundles of joy! On April 13, our female warthog, Eleanor, gave birth to three female piglets, Eloise, Daphne and Penelope. They have been so much fun to … Continue reading "How we prepared for piglets"

Lun Lun recently entered pseudopregnancy, or a false pregnancy, which means that her hormones are telling her she is pregnant, even though she is not. This is a normal process for sexually mature female giant pandas who are not pregnant. During Lun’s pseudopregnancy, she spends a lot of time resting, and has less interest in … Continue reading "Panda Updates – Monday, August 9"

I was recently doing a bamboo feeding with the giant panda twins and captured this very cute moment. I love when the girls sit next to each other and eat their leafeater biscuits and bamboo. Often times they will also sleep next to one another; just recently one of the girls put her arm around her sister while … Continue reading "Panda Updates – Friday, August 6"

“Aren’t his nails really sharp?” This is a question that we Ambassador Animals Team members get many times while out during various programs with our animals. Well, believe it or not, many of our animals in the Ambassador Animals Department are trained for voluntary nail trims! Now, you may be wondering how on Earth we … Continue reading "Voluntary nail trims for ambassador animals"

If you could live one day as another animal, which species would you want to be, and why? I started asking this question as an ice breaker during trainings and orientations a few years ago, inspired by a workshop I’d attended on the role of empathy in conservation messaging. I felt like I always got … Continue reading "Animal inspiration"

The Animal Care and Veterinary Teams at Zoo Atlanta are pleased to share that a planned major veterinary procedure for Abu the giraffe went well, and Abu’s recovery from the procedure continues as hoped. The teams continue to monitor Abu, who at almost 16 is the oldest member of the Zoo’s giraffe herd and is … Continue reading "Update on veterinary procedure for Abu"

The Animal Care and Veterinary Teams at Zoo Atlanta are pleased to share that a planned major veterinary procedure for Abu the giraffe went well, and Abu’s recovery from the procedure continues as hoped. The teams continue to monitor Abu, who at almost 16 is the oldest member of the Zoo’s giraffe herd and is … Continue reading "Update on veterinary procedure for Abu"

Hi everyone! My name is Jen, and I started as a Seasonal Keeper about two months ago in the Primate Department with the orangutans! I’ve always had a love and passion for great apes – I started my career working with macaques, and then chimpanzees, and now orangutans. One of the aspects of taking care … Continue reading "Sounds of the rainforest"

The Animal Care and Veterinary Teams at Zoo Atlanta will soon undertake a follow-up veterinary procedure for Abu the giraffe. Abu, who at almost 16 is the oldest member of the Zoo’s giraffe herd and is considered geriatric, experiences arthritis. In May 2021, Zoo Atlanta announced that Abu had undergone a significant procedure in which … Continue reading "Follow-up procedure planned for Abu"

The Animal Care and Veterinary Teams at Zoo Atlanta will soon undertake a follow-up veterinary procedure for Abu the giraffe. Abu, who at almost 16 is the oldest member of the Zoo’s giraffe herd and is considered geriatric, experiences arthritis. In May 2021, Zoo Atlanta announced that Abu had undergone a significant procedure in which … Continue reading "Follow-up procedure planned for Abu"