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Ya Lun and Xi Lun achieved a pretty big accomplishment last week: they participated in their first voluntary blood draws! At Zoo Atlanta, all of our training is voluntary for the animals, and if at any time they don’t want to participate, they don’t have to. We focus on training behaviors with the animals that … Continue reading "Panda Updates – Wednesday, January 23"

If you read our first Conservation blog this month, you will have learned the difference between sustainable and unsustainable seafood – hopefully, you even downloaded Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Seafood Watch app! But, even with the app, with all the different types of fish and seafood you might see on a restaurant menu, it can get … Continue reading "How to make the best seafood choices"

Well hello there! My name is Allie, and I am currently a Primate Seasonal Keeper here at Zoo Atlanta. Today, I’m going to be telling you a bit about our longtime partner in gorilla conservation, the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International. As you probably know, the gorillas who call Zoo Atlanta home are western lowland … Continue reading "Working together to save gorillas"

Zoo Atlanta has teamed up with the National Football League, Verizon and the Atlanta Super Bowl Host Committee to host the Super Bowl LIII Recycling Rally sponsored by Verizon on Saturday, January 19, 2019. Members of the community are invited to bring their E-Waste to this free event, which will contribute to the “greening” of … Continue reading "Super Bowl LIII Recycling Rally"

Giant pandas have some of the strongest jaws of all terrestrial carnivores. Their ability to crush through tough bamboo comes from those strong jaw muscles, as well as the location at which the jaw muscles attach. A pandas’ jaw muscles are attached at their sagittal crest. For those of you with dogs at home, this … Continue reading "Panda Updates – Monday, January 14"

Have you ever wondered about where the reptiles go in the winter? I’m not talking about our reptiles here at the Zoo, although you may have noticed that our outdoor native species can be a lot less visible during the colder months of the year. I mean, do you wonder where the reptiles native to … Continue reading "A season for brumation"

One of the great benefits that we have as animal care professionals is that we get to watch the animals in our care for an extended period of time. When doing this, you can learn every animal’s individual personality, their likes and dislikes, along with how their problem-solving skills differ from others. One of the … Continue reading "Nesting with sun bears"

It’s that time of the year! With the holidays coming to an end, we begin to think about what the New Year will bring. You might even have a list of resolutions for the New Year. This year, I’m challenging myself to be more sustainable. What does that even mean? I’m glad you asked! Being … Continue reading "Four ways to be more sustainable"

Yang Yang has a signature move that lets us know he feels playful: he bites his paw and shakes his head with his paw in his mouth. I have also seen Lun Lun and Yang Yang’s second offspring, Xi Lan, do the same behavior when he was playful. The other day, Xi Lun was having … Continue reading "Panda Updates – Wednesday, January 2"

Making any New Year’s resolutions for 2019? Interested in adding eating more sustainable items to the list? Why choose sustainable seafood? The ocean helps us in numerous ways, providing food, helping to regulate our climate, and providing jobs and incomes to millions. We depend on healthy oceans and unfortunately, unsustainable fishing practices hurt our oceans … Continue reading "Time for a sea change"