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Adaptations. They are all around us. Some are more visible, such as the cheek pads on a male orangutan, and some are not as visible, such as cheek pouches in monkeys or a giant panda’s pseudothumb. But every single adaption serves a purpose for that individual animal. And if you pay attention, you will notice … Continue reading "Amazing adaptations of the Angolan colobus"

Zoo Atlanta is deeply saddened to announce that Zuberi, an 8-year-old adult male reticulated giraffe, died unexpectedly during the afternoon of May 14, 2018. Zuberi was in the Zoo’s behind-the-scenes giraffe complex when the incident occurred. Zuberi was at the Zoo’s giraffe building, an area very familiar to him and the other members of his … Continue reading "Zoo saddened to announce death of Zuberi"

Zoo Atlanta is deeply saddened to announce that Zuberi, an 8-year-old adult male reticulated giraffe, died unexpectedly during the afternoon of May 14, 2018. Zuberi was in the Zoo’s behind-the-scenes giraffe complex when the incident occurred. Zuberi was at the Zoo’s giraffe building, an area very familiar to him and the other members of his … Continue reading "Zoo saddened to announce death of Zuberi"

If you’ve ever explored the suite of educational programs Zoo Atlanta offers, you know we have tons to offer your students such as Zoo Challenges, ZooMobiles, Wild Walks, NightCrawlers, and more! But did you know we also have Professional Learning for teachers too? We believe it is just as important to provide learning opportunities for … Continue reading "Professional Learning at Zoo Atlanta"

What does it mean when an animal becomes endangered? There are a number of factors that fall under this consideration, including population numbers, the species’ geographic range and how many mature individuals are left in the population. Just as there are many factors, there are also many causes. Although natural forces can take their toll … Continue reading "What’s it mean when an animal is endangered?"

As construction continues on their new habitat in the new Grand New View African savanna, the elephants Kelly and Tara are both keeping themselves busy with mud-throwing and dust baths, and we’re looking forward to those hot summer days when they’ll lie down and roll in the wallows to thoroughly saturate themselves. Keeping the appropriate … Continue reading "Checking in with Kelly, Tara and the meerkats"

I know we just had a giant panda update about Yang Yang, but with how playful he has been recently, it’s hard not to write about him every day! Lun Lun spent the majority of yesterday afternoon sleeping, and the girls munched down a bunch of bamboo shoots yesterday morning, so they also spent most … Continue reading "Panda Update – Monday, May 7"

Ever since I changed job titles and moved out of the animal areas and into the Administration Building, I don’t get to spend nearly as much time with the animals as I used to. I try and get to all the mammal areas to see the animals as much as I can, but there is … Continue reading "Panda Updates – Wednesday, May 2"

As many of our amazing guests may have noticed, we have new additions in Scaly Slimy Spectacular! A few months ago, we were lucky to receive two juvenile West African slender-snouted crocodiles (Mecistops cataphractus)! These brothers are members of a critically endangered species and will play a very important role in the slender-snouted crocodile Species … Continue reading "Croc-tastic creatures"

Before all the recent stormy weather rolled in, we had some great, warm days here at Zoo Atlanta. It was the perfect time to use our behind-the-scenes habitat to give Yang Yang some extra room while he is displaying some of his breeding walking behavior. The giant pandas here at Zoo Atlanta love to play … Continue reading "Panda Updates – Wednesday, April 25"