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Hi everyone, it’s Claire from the Bird Team! Today I wanted to teach you about our birds’ diets. We’ve all heard the terms carnivore, herbivore, and omnivore, right? But did you know that there are several subcategories? While an herbivore or carnivore eats mostly plants or meat, respectively, there are different types of these that … Continue reading "All about food"

Enrichment looks a little different each day at the giant panda building, and that’s by design! Every day, we focus on a behavior that giant pandas and red pandas would do in the wild – climbing, smelling, foraging, self-anointing, etc. – and we try to change their environment to stimulate that behavioral response. Sometimes it’s … Continue reading "Panda Update- Monday, September 26"

Chinese Lantern Festival returns for the holiday season, with the splendors of nature in lights ATLANTA – September 22, 2022 – An extraordinary visual celebration of the wonders of the natural world returns this holiday season with the second year of IllumiNights at the Zoo: A Chinese Lantern Festival presented by Georgia Power. Tickets are now … Continue reading "TICKETS ARE NOW ON SALE FOR ILLUMINIGHTS AT THE ZOO"

Chinese Lantern Festival returns for the holiday season, with the splendors of nature in lights ATLANTA – September 22, 2022 – An extraordinary visual celebration of the wonders of the natural world returns this holiday season with the second year of IllumiNights at the Zoo: A Chinese Lantern Festival presented by Georgia Power. Tickets are … Continue reading "TICKETS ARE NOW ON SALE FOR ILLUMINIGHTS AT THE ZOO"

It’s been a quiet week at the Zambezi Elephant Center. As summer (erroneously referred to as “the busy season”) winds down and the autumn air is just beginning to be felt in the darker parts of the early mornings, we animal care professionals can pause for a minute’s reflection on the passing season, and in … Continue reading "Changing seasons at the Zambezi Elephant Center"

Fall is just around the corner, and if, like me, you’re getting excited for crisp-weather fashion (knits, outerwear, boots… I could go on and on), it’s a good time to pause and think more about where our clothes are coming from, and if there’s room to make some more Earth-friendly choices in what we buy … Continue reading "It’s called [sustainable] fashion!"

It’s Caroline from the Small Primate Team. You may have heard that we have a new Angolan colobus baby. This is the seventh living Angolan colobus baby born at Zoo Atlanta since 2017, and I’m excited to tell you that it’s a boy! He’s only the second male colobus born at Zoo Atlanta. This infant … Continue reading "Zoo Atlanta’s new colobus baby"

New to the Zoo, his species represents a dramatic and unusual conservation turnaround Zoo Atlanta is pleased to welcome Casper, a 1-year-old male bontebok, to the African Savanna. Born at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo in Ohio, Casper was recommended to move to Atlanta by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) Species Survival Plan® (SSP). … Continue reading "ZOO ATLANTA WELCOMES CASPER THE BONTEBOK"

New to the Zoo, his species represents a dramatic and unusual conservation turnaround Zoo Atlanta is pleased to welcome Casper, a 1-year-old male bontebok, to the African Savanna. Born at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo in Ohio, Casper was recommended to move to Atlanta by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) Species Survival Plan® (SSP). … Continue reading "ZOO ATLANTA WELCOMES CASPER THE BONTEBOK"

Sampling of more than 50 wines, a Spice Girls tribute band on the main stage, and more on September 17 WHAT: Wine aficionados and fun-loving wildlife enthusiasts won’t want to miss the much-anticipated return of Zoo Atlanta’s Sippin’ Safari, coming up this Saturday, September 17, 2022. Tickets are still available for the event, which is back … Continue reading "LAST CHANCE FOR TICKETS TO SIPPIN’ SAFARI"