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Hello, Luke from the Bird Department here again! Today I will be talking about the best bird in our department – Cecil the double-wattled cassowary! Cecil is the oldest resident of the Bird Department, and easily a favorite. His hatchday is August 24, 1979, which means he will be 39 years old this summer – … Continue reading "Cassowaries are the coolest"

Everyone is settling into the new routine in PandaLand – giant panda care team and pandas alike. We have routinely been coming to work and finding everyone happily asleep in the mornings, which is always a good thing. Sometimes the twins stay asleep until 10 a.m.! This is normal as they’re still growing and need … Continue reading "Panda Updates – Monday, March 12"

Learn more about otters from their animal care professionals. 

Watch an afternoon feeding. 

Learn about these impressive carnivores from their animal care professionals. 

Learn about these impressive carnivores from their animal care professionals. 

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"