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Here’s a special-edition Keeper Blog in honor of a big day coming up! September 2 marks the best day of the year if you love vultures because it’s International Vulture Awareness Day! Even if vultures are not your favorite animals on the planet, and we hope they are, it’s an extremely important day for you … Continue reading "Bald is beautiful"

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"

I am sure by now everyone knows about the adorable giant panda twins that were born here at Zoo Atlanta last year, but did you know that there is another set of twins here at the Zoo?! You may not have seen or noticed them because they currently reside inside the Wieland Wildlife Home where … Continue reading "Zoo Atlanta’s other twins"

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"

If you watch our PandaCam, you may have noticed recently that during the day, both cubs like to nap on the flat part of the structure in dayroom one. Just a few months ago, Ya Lun preferred to rest in the crook on the left side of the structure, and Xi Lun slept on the … Continue reading "Panda Updates – Wednesday, August 23"

Sometimes the Zoo’s research does not take place at the Zoo. As part of our collaborative research on the biophysics of locomotion on sand, with Dr. Dan Goldman’s lab in Physics at Georgia Tech, we decided to look into an oddball little creature that appears somewhat like a snake, but still has limbs you’d expect … Continue reading "Studying sand skinks in the scrublands"

Hey there, everyone! My name is Shay and I’m one of the new keepers in our Primate Department, specifically in the gorilla area. While I’ve only been here at Zoo Atlanta for a few months, I have about four years of experience working with gorillas. And I have to say, getting used to all the … Continue reading "The Gorilla Species Survival Plan"

Due to his increased play behaviors and soliciting attention from keepers, we have been housing Yang Yang in Dens One through Three overnight. This way, he can hang out behind the scenes with us while we are closing down the building, and we are able to easily access his den area for any training sessions … Continue reading "Panda Updates – Monday, August 21"

This is the first time I have been around for a panda birthday, and it’s super fun that all four giant pandas are celebrating their birthdays so close to one another. If you have followed the Zoo Atlanta pandas for a while, you know that every year each panda is presented with an ice “cake” … Continue reading "Panda Updates – Friday, August 18"

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"