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Everyone knows that our resident male, Yang Yang, is a class-A clown and eternal cub-at-heart. While Lun Lun is more of a “businesswoman,” when the mood strikes she can get very playful. Her little shadows have been making sure that Mom doesn’t spend too much time eating or sleeping lately. We’ve noticed a pattern over … Continue reading "Panda Updates – Wednesday, February 14"

Hello, everyone! I’m Courtney, a gorilla caregiver, here to tell you about some of the tool-use skills our gorillas have and how most of their enrichment opportunities encourage those natural behaviors. Gorillas, like other apes, use sticks as tools to forage for food. Observing tool-use in animals is exciting, because it highlights similarities between humans … Continue reading "Tool use in gorillas"

If you follow the Zoo on our social networks, you might remember a certain #TakeoverTuesday that had an unusual focus on scat. Well, that was me, and if you didn’t get enough of a scat talk then you’re in luck: here is “Scat Chat 2.0.” Working in the Wieland Wildlife Home, I have the privilege … Continue reading "Monitoring scat for animal health"

Try to imagine a new color. Well, just stop, because it is not possible. Every color that you can imagine is simply a mixture of the red-green-blue wavelengths that comprise the Human Visual Spectrum. There are plenty of other wavelengths wandering through the universe, but our eyes cannot detect them. We live our life in … Continue reading "Color: in the eye of the beholder?"

If you follow PandaCam, you may have noticed a new addition to Dayroom 1. Last week, thanks to a very generous donor, we installed a brand-new hammock for the giant pandas to enjoy. In the past, we have made hammocks out of firehoses that have gradually worn out over time. The last hammock met its … Continue reading "Panda Updates – Monday, February 5"

As many of you are aware, we have been hard at work here in the Herpetology Department. If you have visited Scaly Slimy Spectacular, you may have discovered some big changes occurring! There has been a lot of construction with sawing, hammering, drilling, digging, welding, plumbing, and concreting throughout the building. The habitat updates are … Continue reading "Exciting things to come in Herpetology"

Three reasons why you should send your child to Summer Safari Camp at Zoo Atlanta Summer will be here before you know it, so gift your child with an experience of a lifetime. Check out these three reasons why you should send your child to Safari Camp! 1. Safari Camp offers one-of-a-kind learning experiences. Campers … Continue reading "3 Reasons to Send Your Child to Summer Safari Camp"

Many of you may know that in 2016, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) downgraded the giant panda’s status from Endangered to Vulnerable. While this change in status is an amazing achievement for giant panda conservation, this designation does not mean the giant panda is safe from extinction. All of the conservation initiatives … Continue reading "Panda Updates – Wednesday, January 31"

On October 20, we had a new addition to our Angolan colobus group when Adanna gave birth to her second infant. Now if you have had the chance to see her, the first thing you might notice is that she is all white. Even though adult colobus are mostly black with white shoulder and ear … Continue reading "Why are Angolan colobus infants white?"

As mentioned in previous posts, the cubs’ personalities have started to shine through as they have gotten older. They are both turning into great shifters during the day when we need to clean a dayroom and add fresh bamboo. The sound of the leafeater biscuit container will wake them out of a dead sleep and … Continue reading "Panda Updates – Friday, January 26"