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One of the best parts of working with animals is watching the infants grow up into their own independent animals. Just a couple weeks ago, the Small Primate Team celebrated Chewie the crowned lemur’s first birthday. Here are 10 facts about Chewie to celebrate his milestone! 1. Chewie was born on “Star Wars Day” (May … Continue reading "Ten facts to celebrate Chewie"

If you have been following our social media networks over the last week, you might have seen that the Bird Team has been hand-raising a critically endangered hooded vulture chick! This is the first successful hatch of any vulture species here at Zoo Atlanta, so we are very excited! The chick hatched on April 9, … Continue reading "Puppet-rearing a hooded vulture chick"

Hi everyone, it’s Adrianna from Outback Station! Today my blog won’t be so much about the animals, but rather on behalf of the animals and their care teams. I know for everyone these have been strange and trying times, but I want to brighten your days by telling you how you brighten mine! Working around … Continue reading "We appreciate you!"

Hello from the Carnivore Team! We miss seeing all of our wonderful guests and supporters and look forward to the day that we can share our beautiful Zoo with you all again. While life looks a little different for all of us, it also has taken a slightly different appearance for some of our animals. … Continue reading "Hello from the Carnivore Team"

The chick, currently being “puppet reared,” is the first vulture ever hatched at Zoo Atlanta. Zoo Atlanta is celebrating the hatching of a critically endangered species. A hooded vulture chick hatched on April 9, 2020, marking the first time vultures of any species have successfully reproduced at the Zoo. The Zoo’s Bird Team was cautiously … Continue reading "Hatching of a critically endangered vulture"

The chick, currently being “puppet reared,” is the first vulture ever hatched at Zoo Atlanta. Zoo Atlanta is celebrating the hatching of a critically endangered species. A hooded vulture chick hatched on April 9, 2020, marking the first time vultures of any species have successfully reproduced at the Zoo. The Zoo’s Bird Team was cautiously … Continue reading "Hatching of a critically endangered vulture"

It’s the giant pandas’ and Panda Care Team’s favorite time of year: bamboo shoot season! Bamboo shoots are popping up on Zoo grounds, as well as at some of the sites where our Bamboo Team is harvesting. Bamboo shoots look a lot like asparagus coming out of the ground, and they only show up for … Continue reading "Panda Updates – Wednesday, April 29"

COVID-19 has forced all of us to make many lifestyle changes. It has even affected the way we at the Zoo work with many of the animals, including the western lowland gorillas. Since gorillas are so closely related to us, they are able to contract many of the diseases we get, including seasonal flu. This … Continue reading "Behind the scenes with the gorillas"

At the Zoo, we talk a lot about how we use positive reinforcement training to enable the animals to participate in their own care. But did you realize, we train the keepers, too? When someone starts at Zoo Atlanta, they don’t just jump into training animals. We have a process for training animal care professionals … Continue reading "Training the human animal"

Spring has sprung and although we humans are trying to practice social distancing and staying away from each other, let’s just say that Georgia’s native birds haven’t quite gotten the memo. That’s right; it’s baby bird season! The Zoo may not be open right now, but you can still see some baby birds around your … Continue reading "Love in the time of COVID"