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Signature wine festival returns to Zoo Atlanta for the first time since 2019 ATLANTA – July 13, 2022 – Atlanta’s wildest wine cellar comes uncorked with the much-anticipated return of Zoo Atlanta’s Sippin’ Safari, set for Saturday, September 17, 2022. The popular signature event, which will take place from 6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., will feature … Continue reading "EARLY-BIRD TICKETS ARE NOW ON SALE FOR SIPPIN’ SAFARI"

Signature wine festival returns to Zoo Atlanta for the first time since 2019 Atlanta’s wildest wine cellar comes uncorked with the much-anticipated return of Zoo Atlanta’s Sippin’ Safari, set for Saturday, September 17, 2022. The popular signature event, which will take place from 6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., will feature sampling of over 50 selections … Continue reading "EARLY-BIRD TICKETS ARE NOW ON SALE FOR SIPPIN’ SAFARI"

You may have read in a recent update that Lun Lun is experiencing a pseudopregnancy, which is normal for giant pandas. She is not pregnant. A nearly 25 years old and having successfully raised seven cubs, she is living her best retired life. However, during a pseudopregnancy, pandas act as if they are pregnant and … Continue reading "Panda Updates- Wednesday, July 13"

A couple months ago, we posted a Research Blog outlining Zoo Atlanta’s longtime research partnerships with local universities. These partnerships have led to a number of fruitful discoveries and publications. We’re excited to start sharing a bit of this work. In today’s blog, we’ll be looking at how resources affect social behavior in juvenile tortoises! … Continue reading "Resources and Social Structures in Juvenile Tortoises"

Hello everyone, I hope you all enjoyed your 4th of July holiday! It’s Allie from the Gorilla Care Team here, and this month is also significant because we will celebrate two very important gorilla birthdays. In our big family troop we will be throwing a birthday party for both Taz and … wait for it … … Continue reading "Go bananas for a gorilla birthday bash!"

One of the giant pandas’ most interesting features is the pseudothumb. This extension of the wrist bone acts almost like a sixth digit and allows them to hold bamboo in a groove between the pseudothumb and their other digits. Scientists have been talking about the pandas’ pseudothumbs for a long time, too!   In 1939, … Continue reading "Panda Updates – Friday, July 8"

Brothers will also serve as celebrity judges for Zoo Atlanta’s Build Your Best Challenge, closing July 15 WHAT: In celebration of Sean Kenney’s Nature POP!®, open now at Zoo Atlanta for a limited engagement, Zoo Atlanta is pleased to host a second visit by metro Atlanta’s own well-known LEGO® builders. Mark and Steven Erickson, winners … Continue reading "MEET LEGO® MASTERS CHAMPIONS MARK AND STEVEN ERICKSON ON JULY 16"

Brothers will also serve as celebrity judges for Zoo Atlanta’s Build Your Best Challenge, closing July 15 WHAT: In celebration of Sean Kenney’s Nature POP!®, open now at Zoo Atlanta for a limited engagement, Zoo Atlanta is pleased to host a second visit by metro Atlanta’s own well-known LEGO® builders. Mark and Steven Erickson, winners … Continue reading "MEET LEGO® MASTERS CHAMPIONS MARK AND STEVEN ERICKSON ON JULY 16"

Ahhh, sweet summertime – the season of pool parties, blockbuster movies, backyard barbecues and community cookouts. As we enjoy the culinary offerings at these events, we may not be thinking about our personal health (in fact, I’d encourage you not to). The beauty of a One Health perspective is that we don’t need to focus … Continue reading "Cooking out for conservation"

Longtime conservation partnership is helping to re-establish a native species in its original range ATLANTA – July 5, 2022 – One of the Southeast’s most iconic ecosystems recently welcomed 25 more of its original members with the reintroduction to the wild of a group of eastern indigo snakes reared at Zoo Atlanta. Introduced into Alabama’s … Continue reading "25 EASTERN INDIGO SNAKES REARED AT ZOO ATLANTA ARE REINTRODUCED TO THE WILD"