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With all the uncertainty going on in the world right now, one thing that is certain is that COVID-19 is not stopping the gorillas from living their best life! Hi everyone, Hayley here! As the Zoo had to make the difficult decision to temporarily close to the public, teams across the Zoo had to come … Continue reading "What’s it like when the Zoo’s closed?"

If all the grocery store madness we’ve seen lately is any indication – water is a very valuable resource! We need water to drink, cook, wash our hands, clean off surfaces, water our plants and so much more. However, water is not an infinite resource, and we should all be thinking of ways we can … Continue reading "Wisely Using Water"

The Zoo Atlanta community is shocked and saddened to share that Dumadi, a 13-year-old male Sumatran orangutan, was found deceased by his care team in the early morning hours of March 19, 2020. Dumadi had shown no clinical signs of abnormalities in the days prior to his death. “The unexpected loss of Dumadi is devastating … Continue reading "Zoo Atlanta Mourns the Loss of Dumadi the Orangutan"

The Zoo Atlanta community is shocked and saddened to share that Dumadi, a 13-year-old male Sumatran orangutan, was found deceased by his care team in the early morning hours of March 19, 2020. Dumadi had shown no clinical signs of abnormalities in the days prior to his death. “The unexpected loss of Dumadi is devastating … Continue reading "Zoo Atlanta Mourns the Loss of Dumadi the Orangutan"

Birds are incredible for the diverse ways that they court and display to each other. One of the most entertaining and elegant of these is the dancing of cranes. Here at the Zoo we have wattled cranes and blue cranes who both engage in these dances throughout the year. This is the time of year … Continue reading "Dancing with cranes"

Did you know that both red pandas and giant pandas have pseudothumbs? Although they belong to different families (giant pandas are part of the Ursidae or bear family, while red pandas belong to the family Ailuridae), they both evolved with this same feature independently. This is called convergent evolution. Just like the giant pandas, red … Continue reading "Panda Updates – Wednesday, March 11"

Greetings from the Scaly, Slimy and Spectacular! The first species you will encounter upon entering Scaly Slimy Spectacular (as long as you keep your eyes peeled) are two west African slender-snouted crocodiles (Mecistops cataphractus). The reason you may have trouble spotting our two crocodiles (Meci and Babu) is because they spend a lot of time … Continue reading "How do crocodiles stay submerged so long?"

It is well known that in this age of technology children today are growing up with a much larger distance from the natural world than the generations before them. It is also well established through research that exposure to nature has distinctive benefits for youth, both social-emotionally and physically. As educators, we can bridge some … Continue reading "Gardening: Creating classroom connections"

Water scarcity seems like a silly topic to talk about on a planet that has 71% of its surface covered in water. You might even be wondering why you should ever worry about saving water. After all, there are 326 million trillion gallons of water on Earth, and that amount always remains constant. Even when … Continue reading "Why should I think about water conservation?"

Many of you may not know that being a Bird Keeper at Zoo Atlanta doesn’t just mean caring for the strange or exotic, but also caring for the hundreds of native birds found all over Zoo grounds. More than 75% of North American songbird populations are in decline, with 1 in 4 birds having disappeared … Continue reading "Teaming up for native birds"