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Our good colleague, Dr. David Hu at Georgia Tech and his students are often at Zoo Atlanta. Setting up their expensive hi-tech and high-speed cameras, or a just a GoPro, all around the Zoo to record—quite simply—what the animals do. Then the subject the videos to months of analyses and mathematical models that would stump … Continue reading "Nature’s engineers"

If you have been to the Zoo before and seen a presentation at World of Wild Theater or a Keeper Talk at the tiger training panel, then you probably know that training plays a big role here at Zoo Atlanta. What you may not have realized is that all departments do training with the animals, … Continue reading "Training with Fiji"

We have an adorable new addition in the Bird Department. As you might have seen on our social media networks, our milky eagle owl egg recently hatched! Because our adults are the only breeding pair in the United States, their chicks go out to organizations across the country to serve as ambassadors for their species. … Continue reading "Rearing a milky eagle owlet"

Over the past year and a half, Ya Lun and Xi Lun have passed numerous milestones in their lives, and we have been there for all of them. Some of these milestones include surviving the first tenuous few days of life after birth; growing their characteristic black-and-white coats at around 30 days; crawling at 3 … Continue reading "Panda Updates – Monday, February 19"

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"

The cubs have both exceeded the 90-pound mark. Ya Lun is still the heavier of the two at around 43 kilograms, with Xi Lun at around 42 kilograms. They are little bamboo-eating machines and they’ve begun coming inside with Lun Lun almost every time we need to freshen up Lun’s bamboo. Right now we have … Continue reading "Panda Updates – Monday, February 12"

I recently wrote about Ya Lun finding her preferred sleeping spot in the outdoor habitat, but Xi Lun hadn’t quite settled on her sleeping spot. However, just last week, Xi Lun finally decided that the bottom layer of the structure is comfortable enough for her morning nap. As you can see in the photo, she … Continue reading "Panda Updates – Friday, February 9"

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"