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If you have ever been to one of World of Wild Theater presentations where a parrot is in the lineup, you would have had a pretty good chance of hearing a joke about how the parrots still use an old box TV and VHS player to watch movies. Until very recently, that was actually not … Continue reading "Parrots have favorite movies?"

If you follow our panda updates regularly, you may have some familiarity with our “bamboo chronicles.” Giant pandas can be very picky about what bamboo they choose to eat. This is with good reason, as bamboo itself can take a lot of energy to eat and digest. There are around 200 species of bamboo that … Continue reading "Panda Updates – Wednesday, February 24"

Whew! Six years of work paid off last week with the publication of a big paper in the prestigious journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. It was widely covered by the media, and already the author of an influential textbook on vertebrate biology has reached out to us to include our images and … Continue reading "Snake scales are really cool!"

Zoo Atlanta celebrates the birth of an Angolan colobus monkey, born on February 6, 2021. The newborn is the offspring of Adanna and George and is the sixth infant born into the Zoo’s Angolan colobus troop, which now numbers 10 individuals. The infant, which can be seen with its family in the Zoo’s Monkeys of … Continue reading "angolan colobus monkey born at zoo atlanta"

Zoo Atlanta celebrates the birth of an Angolan colobus monkey, born on February 6, 2021. The newborn is the offspring of Adanna and George and is the sixth infant born into the Zoo’s Angolan colobus troop, which now numbers 10 individuals. The infant, which can be seen with its family in the Zoo’s Monkeys of … Continue reading "Angolan Colobus Monkey Born at Zoo Atlanta"

Since I started training here in the giant panda area, we have been talking and preparing for our Virtual Giant Panda Wild Encounters, and we finally had our first one! In this photo, you can see some of us participating in a practice encounter. While were a little nervous, it turned out that all our … Continue reading "Panda Updates – Monday, February 15"

Zoo Atlanta welcomes two exciting new members to its animal population: Betty and Vanna the white storks. The storks, who are 4-year-old sisters, were recommended to move to Atlanta by an Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) Species Survival Plan® (SSP) program. White storks are large birds, with wingspans up to and exceeding six feet, … Continue reading "ZOO ATLANTA WELCOMES NEW WHITE STORKS"

Zoo Atlanta welcomes two exciting new members to its animal population: Betty and Vanna the white storks. The storks, who are 4-year-old sisters, were recommended to move to Atlanta by an Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) Species Survival Plan® (SSP) program. White storks are large birds, with wingspans up to and exceeding six feet, … Continue reading "ZOO ATLANTA WELCOMES NEW WHITE STORKS"

Zoos have come a long way from their beginnings as menageries in the 19th century. Rather than showcasing exotic animals purely for profit and entertainment as early zoos did, modern accredited zoos are active participants in scientific research and wildlife conservation. Research and conservation go hand-in-hand: in order to protect wild animals and their habitats, … Continue reading "Research in the modern Zoo"

I always love my days in pandas, but nothing makes the days start out so perfectly as when Yang Yang is in an attention-grabbing, playful mood. Early this morning I was at the red panda habitat, and while there, the other team members gave Yang Yang access to his behind-the-scenes outdoor patio. As I was … Continue reading "Panda Updates – Friday, February 5"