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Sunday was the twins’ first birthday! The year has flown by! The girls celebrated their birthday just as their older siblings have, with their own treat-filled and colorful ice “cakes.” In addition to the ice cakes, they had some hand-painted boxes with treats inside as well (leafeater biscuits). The girls were mildly interested in the … Continue reading "Panda Updates – Wednesday, September 6"

“Name the Harris Hawk” CONTEST  OFFICIAL RULES HOW TO ENTER:  To enter the “Name the Harris Hawk” contest (the “Contest”), visit zooatlanta.org and follow the on-screen instructions to enter. Entrants must submit name, email address and mailing address to be entered into the contest. Submissions for the contest will be accepted beginning at 2 p.m. … Continue reading "#OneThingWednesday Contest Rules"

This past week I had the opportunity to attend the National Conference for The American Association of Zookeepers. Also known as AAZK, the American Association of Zookeepers is composed of animal care professionals, volunteers and affiliates in the zoo community. Keepers from all over the U.S. (as well as a few of our colleagues from … Continue reading "Networking for a common goal"

This time last year we were (impatiently) waiting for Lun Lun to give birth. The nursery had been ready for months, and we were in the initial stages of round-the-clock birthwatch. I went on my weekend hoping that when I returned, we would have cubs. This past year has flown by! Yesterday was my last … Continue reading "Panda Updates – Friday, September 1"

It has been months since I last got to take care of these bears, and my oh my, how much they have grown! Since the weather lately has been nice and cool in the mornings, we have decided to let the girls explore their outdoor habitat first thing in the morning. Lun Lun of course … Continue reading "Panda Updates – Wednesday, August 30"

The pandas and humans alike are happily welcoming the slightly cooler weather in Atlanta. With the temperatures in the 60s in the early mornings, we’ve recently been able to put the pandas outside for a couple of hours. Today was the first day Lun Lun and the cubs have been into the outdoor habitats in … Continue reading "Panda Updates – Monday, August 28"

Happy 20th birthday, Lun Lun! We hope everyone was able to tune in to see our favorite mama bear enjoying her birthday surprises earlier this afternoon. In cub news, it’s official – the girls have reached another milestone! They now have their own allotment of leafeater biscuits and a small amount of sweet potato. This … Continue reading "Panda Updates – Friday, August 25"

We recently celebrated World Elephant Day at Zoo Atlanta along with zoological organizations, conservationists, researchers and elephant enthusiasts all over the world. Not only was it an amazing opportunity to raise awareness regarding the status of wild elephants, but it was an opportunity for guests to visit our elephant area and learn just what it … Continue reading "Caring for pachyderm pads"

If you were watching PandaCam last week, you may have noticed that the hammock was missing from the dayroom. While the hammock is a well-loved furniture item for all of our pandas, and especially our cubs, it is also an enrichment item. We like to rotate enrichment items every so often to keep them novel. … Continue reading "Panda Updates – Wednesday, August 9"

The Zoo Atlanta family is saddened to announce the passing of Chantek, a 39-year-old male orangutan, on August 7, 2017. Although his cause of death is not yet known, the Zoo’s Animal Care and Veterinary Teams had been treating Chantek with a regimen of advanced medical therapy targeted at mitigating his progressive heart disease. At … Continue reading "Zoo family mourns passing of Chantek"