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Sunday was the twins’ first birthday! The year has flown by! The girls celebrated their birthday just as their older siblings have, with their own treat-filled and colorful ice “cakes.” In addition to the ice cakes, they had some hand-painted boxes with treats inside as well (leafeater biscuits). The girls were mildly interested in the … Continue reading "Panda Updates – Wednesday, September 6"

“Name the Harris Hawk” CONTEST  OFFICIAL RULES HOW TO ENTER:  To enter the “Name the Harris Hawk” contest (the “Contest”), visit zooatlanta.org and follow the on-screen instructions to enter. Entrants must submit name, email address and mailing address to be entered into the contest. Submissions for the contest will be accepted beginning at 2 p.m. … Continue reading "#OneThingWednesday Contest Rules"

This past week I had the opportunity to attend the National Conference for The American Association of Zookeepers. Also known as AAZK, the American Association of Zookeepers is composed of animal care professionals, volunteers and affiliates in the zoo community. Keepers from all over the U.S. (as well as a few of our colleagues from … Continue reading "Networking for a common goal"

Hello! I’m Allie, a bird keeper at Zoo Atlanta, and today I’m going to delve a little deeper into one of the species of birds we have the privilege of caring for: the blue crane. The blue crane, also known as the Stanley crane, is the national bird of South Africa. A majority of the … Continue reading "Animal in Focus: Blue Crane"

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"