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Projects for red pandas, clouded leopards, slender-snouted crocodiles, drill monkeys, and western lowland gorillas will be funded in 2023 by Zoo Atlanta’s Mabel Dorn Reeder Conservation Endowment Fund ATLANTA – December 8, 2022 – Zoo Atlanta announces a commitment of support for five conservation programs protecting wildlife in Nepal, Cambodia, and multiple locations in Africa. … Continue reading "New Conservation Commitment for Five International Programs"

Excuse me, but how can it possibly be December already? Surely it hasn’t been a whole year (okay, fine, 11 months) since I was writing the January blog. If you’ve followed along with us throughout the year, you’ll know that we’ve been discussing One Health within various contexts ranging from grocery shopping to global warming. … Continue reading "Happy (& healthy) holidays"

WHAT: The season’s most appreciated gifts last far longer than a single holiday season. Gifts from Zoo Atlanta create memories, open a world of educational experiences, support species, and make a personal impact on the preservation of wildlife and wild places for future generations. Zoo Atlanta’s Holiday Gift Guide is a one-stop shop for every animal lover … Continue reading "Zoo Atlanta’s Holiday Gift Guide has inspirations for every animal lover"

WHAT: The season’s most appreciated gifts last far longer than a single holiday season. Gifts from Zoo Atlanta create memories, open a world of educational experiences, support species, and make a personal impact on the preservation of wildlife and wild places for future generations. Zoo Atlanta’s Holiday Gift Guide is a one-stop shop for every … Continue reading "Zoo Atlanta’s Holiday Gift Guide has inspirations for every animal lover"

Hello everyone! My name is Jake Bedenbaugh, and I am the newest member of the Orangutan Care Team here at Zoo Atlanta. Before starting at Zoo Atlanta in September, I went to school at the Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo in Florida. College gave me the connections and experience to land my dream job working … Continue reading "Joining Zoo Atlanta’s Orangutan Care Team"

Zoo Atlanta is all aglow with the highly anticipated return of IllumiNights: A Chinese Lantern Festival, opening Monday evening, November 21, 2022. Zoo Atlanta has partnered with Hanart Culture to bring the experience back to Atlanta, with an abundance of new lanterns and stunning scenes celebrating the splendors of nature. IllumiNights is presented by Georgia … Continue reading "OPENING TONIGHT! ILLUMINIGHTS"

Scientists don’t have much patience for myths, science fiction, or pseudo-science. Legends inspire us, but irritate our sense of orderly data. But it can be fun to sleuth out the basis for some of these far-fetched creatures foisted on us by sometimes centuries of retold tales and lurid writings from previous centuries, not to mention … Continue reading "Halloween Research Edition! Vampires and other monsters"

Greetings from Scaly Slimy Spectacular! We are celebrating Croctober here at Zoo Atlanta, featuring our two west African slender-snouted crocodiles (Mecistops cataphractus) Meci and Babu. They are the first species you encounter upon entering Scaly Slimy Spectacular (as long as you keep your eyes peeled). The reason you may have trouble spotting them is because … Continue reading "Celebrating Croctober"

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"