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Hey everyone! I’m Kristina, one of the Seasonal Keepers working with Zoo Atlanta’s Ambassador Animals Team, and I’m here to give you a taste of a day in the life of a Seasonal Keeper! The Ambassador Animal Department is cool in that it allows guests to meet some animals on a more up-close-and-personal level. We … Continue reading "So you want to be an animal care professional?"

Recently, I had a guest ask me how big giant pandas are compared to other bears. Although giant pandas are called “giant,” they are actually the second-smallest bear species. The sun bear is considered the smallest bear species, weighing up to 200 pounds. Male giant pandas can weigh up to 300 pounds.   Cool fact: Neither … Continue reading "Panda Updates – Wednesday, August 18"

Although a lot of my day as a member of the Bird Team is spent caring for the animals here at the Zoo, I also devote as much time as I can to working on conservation initiatives to help the birds in my care, as well as their wild counterparts. A lot of conservation work … Continue reading "Saving our scavengers"

Here at Zoo Atlanta, we use positive reinforcement training to work with many of the animals in assisting in their own care. Because giant pandas are bears, we work with them in a protected contact setting to ensure the safety of both the humans and bears involved. This means there is always a barrier between … Continue reading "Panda Updates – Monday, August 16"

Swing Keeper Adrianna came over to pandas recently and decided to enrich the bears by hanging up their tire swing! We set the swing up in the dayroom for the twins, and then watched them interact with it. The girls ended up playing on it, wrestling on it, reaching for bamboo on it, and of … Continue reading "Panda Updates – Friday, August 13"

Conservation is an integral part of our mission at Zoo Atlanta. Accredited zoos play an important role in the conservation of wildlife and wild places around the globe. As collaborators, zoos work with government agencies, non-profits, conservation organizations, universities, and others to help address regional and global threats to biodiversity and find solutions to mitigate … Continue reading "Education Poster"

After a year that was full of challenges and change, we at Zoo Atlanta hope that you each had a restful break and are able to start the school year recharged! 2020 was an unpredictable year that tested not only our skills, but also our stamina. However, through challenge comes innovation!  At Zoo Atlanta we have … Continue reading "Welcome back to school! "

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"