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Hello! It’s Carnivore Keeper Adrianna here for today’s Keeper Stories! If you know a little bit about me, you know I have been here for a little over five years, and that before I was a Carnivore Keeper, I was a member of the care team in Outback Station! Over there, I looked after the … Continue reading "From Outback to Carnivores"

The Queen is 25! Today we celebrate Lun Lun’s 25th birthday! Her care team spent the last week making her an ice “cake” with bamboo and sweet potato “candles,” some scented ice cakes (cinnamon and vanilla), present bags filled with leafeater biscuits, and a lovely birthday banner. She also had a number 25 made of … Continue reading "Panda Updates- Thursday, August 25"

You know breeding season is in full swing when everything in the flamingo habitat is covered in mud, including the flamingos! This is because flamingo nests, unlike “traditional” bird nests, are made solely out of mud and clay. As far as building materials go, Georgia clay works best, but any clay will work so long … Continue reading "It’s flamingo hatching season!"

Imagine you are dressed up like a pirate, eye patch and all, and you decide to visit the Zoo.  Would not being able to see out of one eye ruin all the fun you can have? Or would you just have to work a little harder to get to see everything the Zoo has to … Continue reading "The Mighty Pirate"

It’s almost birthday season here in Pandaland! Lun Lun kicks us off every year with her birthday on August 25, followed by the twins Xi Lun and Ya Lun on September 3 and Yang Yang on September 9.. With the heat we’ve been experiencing this summer, planning the ice cakes for the pandas has been a treat! We use the … Continue reading "Panda Updates- Monday, August 22"

I am beyond proud of our Wieland Wildlife Home Team this past summer season! Memorial Day weekend we debuted a brand-new scripted presentation for our Amy’s Tree Theater that we certainly worked our tails off to make great for everyone. This show has been a long time in the making. A previous keeper wrote an … Continue reading "A successful summer at Amy’s Tree Theater"

Hi Everyone! Brooke from the Public Relations Team here. If you’ve been following us for a while, you know we often talk about the ways our everyday habits can have an impact on the environment. For example, did you know that the meat industry accounts for 15 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions? That number … Continue reading "Vegetarian Cookbooks for the Plant-Based Curious"

We talk a lot about bamboo here, but we don’t often take a closer look at the plant itself. Did you know that bamboo is technically a grass? The stem, or culm, of bamboo is usually woody and very strong, which is why it might be hard to believe it is a grass. Bamboo belongs … Continue reading "Panda Updates- Monday, August 15"

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Hi everyone!  It’s Kelly from Herpetology! Walking around the Zoo, you may have noticed some changes going on in the Herpetology Department and have been wondering what is going on? Well, I’m here to help clear up some of that mystery! The two main projects we are working on at the moment are in Scaly … Continue reading "Habitat updates for our scaly friends"