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As the cold weather settles in across the state, we are firmly reminded that winter is coming and will be here before we know it. While preparations for the colder weather started weeks ago across the Bird Department, some plans started months ago. One such being training the blue-throated macaws to shift inside their indoor … Continue reading "Winterizing with the blue-throated macaws"

Lemur Wild Encounters will run from April 3 – October 18, 2026.

Happy Halloween, everyone! It’s Caleb again with the Elephant Care Team! With Halloween right around the corner, I must take advantage of the opportunity to discuss something scary … the effect of poaching on African savanna elephants. Poaching is the illegal killing of an animal in order to possess something “valuable.” And despite a ban … Continue reading "A FRIGHTFUL FUTURE FOR ELEPHANTS"

For today’s panda update, I thought I’d share a little bamboo ASMR. You may have seen us post about leafeater biscuit feedings before. Essentially, we can use training to encourage the pandas to eat more bamboo if what we offer them is not quite to their liking. These sessions also give us the rare opportunity … Continue reading "Panda Updates – Wednesday, October 27"

Hey everyone! My name is Courtney, and I’m a member of the Orangutan Care Team here at Zoo Atlanta. Orangutans are my favorite animal, so I love to talk about them and teach our guests fun facts. One of my favorite orangutan facts to share is that they have the second-longest infant dependency in the … Continue reading "THE LONGEST CHILDHOOD"

My name is Sophie, and I am one of the Carnivore Interns at Zoo Atlanta! For the past three weeks, I have been helping the Panda Care Team and wanted to give a little insight into what life is like as a Zoo Atlanta Intern.   I begin the morning bright and early, arriving at … Continue reading "Panda Updates – Monday, October 25"

Abu was dominant and headstrong. He arrived at Zoo Atlanta in 2006. In 2010, he became the father of the first giraffe calf ever born at Zoo Atlanta, and sired a second offspring in 2011 before later becoming the dominant member of an all-male herd.

Howdy y’all, this is Noah from the Herpetology Department! There are some seriously awesome reptile and amphibian adaptations, and the “hot” topic of recent research has been their behavioral and physiological responses to a warming climate. The annual average temperature on our planet has been warming for a while now – in fact, for about … Continue reading "How do reptiles adapt to a warming climate?"